In this episode of CommercialDrones.FM, Ian Smith interviews Major General Marke “Hoot” Gibson on drone integration. Gibson was Senior Advisor, UAS Integration at the FAA and is now the first CEO of the NUAIR Alliance, a UAS test site in Syracuse, New York. Tune in to learn more about this critical topic! Hoot and Ian discuss the FAA’s recent Low Altitude Authorization and … [Read more...] about CommercialDrones.FM Interviews Hoot Gibson on Drone Integration
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“Hoot” Gibson Resigns from FAA to Head Up the NUAIR Alliance
The NUAIR Alliance, a consortium of New York and Massachusetts companies, has announced that Major General Marke F. “Hoot” Gibson, USAF (Ret) has been hired as their new CEO "to provide strategic leadership to the region’s UAS and UTM efforts." General Gibson is well known within the UAS industry as the primary voice of the FAA as it has grappled with enacting regulations and … [Read more...] about “Hoot” Gibson Resigns from FAA to Head Up the NUAIR Alliance
FAA Expands Forum to Resolve Drone Integration Issues
The FAA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and NASA have agreed to expand the UAS Executive Committee (ExCom) in a new effort to resolve drone integration policy issues. The UAS ExCom was originally formed in 2009, in order to focus on the Department of Defense's integration of drones into the national airspace. More recently, the ExCom is designed to improve the … [Read more...] about FAA Expands Forum to Resolve Drone Integration Issues
