The Commercial Drone Alliance (CDA) met yesterday with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at the White House. CDA representatives discussed the Alliance positions on two regulatory issues: drone flight over people and general drone security. The Commercial Drone Alliance is an industry-led, 501(c)6 non-profit association "representing commercial … [Read more...] about Commercial Drone Alliance Meets With White House Office on Drones Over People, Security
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Study Concludes Small Drones Offer Small Risk
A Virginia Tech study concludes that small commercial drones are very unlikely to cause serious injuries to people on the ground. In January, Virginia Tech described their testing, using crash test dummies equipped with sensors to measure the impact that a drone would have if it fell out of the sky and hit a person. Now, Bloomberg News reports that the resulting journal … [Read more...] about Study Concludes Small Drones Offer Small Risk
AUVSI Gives Members a Chance to Speak Up on Hill Day
Industry group AUVSI is calling on members to attend their annual "Hill Day" to voice their support for unmanned systems. This year's event will be held on September 12, and will offer opportunities for meetings with Congressional members and their staff, as well as a lunchtime panel featuring the FAA's Senior Advisor on UAS Integration, "Hoot" Gibson, and Mark Bathrick of … [Read more...] about AUVSI Gives Members a Chance to Speak Up on Hill Day
