It might help to understand from whence the FAA comes. It has relied on multiple systems to assure safety. That historic construct may be the impediment to the UAS industry evolving as the private sector would like. Here is a brief description of the seines upon which the FAA has relied.
Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) and Administer Huerta meet frequently in Washington. The Congresswoman sees the FAA leader at hearings of the House Transportation and Infrastructure’s Aviation subcommittee of which she is a member. Why is…
Sens. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) (left) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) (right) introduced legislation on May 12 that, if enacted, would become the immediately applicable rules for the operation of sUAS until the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…
Technology has created an innovative vehicle, the UAS, which likely will cause a dramatic explosion of the uses of these vehicles. The FAA has the difficult, if not impossible, task of defining rules which will…
On February 23, 2015 the FAA issued its long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rule Making on Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems. It solicited comments on the proposed rules and gave unusually strong indications…
The FAA recently issued an Order, Aviation-Related Videos or Other Electronic Media on the Internet, directed to its field offices. It was written in response to a number of recent, celebrated cases in which FAA…
When tragedy strikes an aviation family, the response of the flying community is a heart-warming indication of the nature of the people involved in our profession. The below linked article provides the details of Caleb…
Honda Aircraft Company received from the FAA a provisional type certificate (PTC) for its HondaJet. The company called the action a “tremendous milestone”. What is the significance of this FAA decision and why is Honda…