drone advisory committee

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced new additions and changes to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Drone Advisory Committee membership.  New members include representatives from U.S. manufacturer Skydio and Amazon Prime, as well as individual drone operator Vic Moss and President CEO of the Drone Services Providers Alliance, Kenji Sugahara. …

A Senate Bill, now on the President’s desk, would require changes in the membership composition of the influential Drone Advisory Committee (DAC).   The Drone Advisory Committee was established to provide “independent advice and recommendations” to the U.S. Dept. of Transportation and FAA on drone regulations, according to the DAC …

Like many events these days, the FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee has gone remote.  The meeting will be held this Friday, June 19: from 12 -3 pm EST – and drone stakeholders have the opportunity to watch, as the meetings will be livestreamed on the FAA’s Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube channels. …

Commercial drone company PrecisionHawk has scored another big funding round, announcing a $32 million VC investment today.  PrecisionHawk has been a major name in the drone industry for several years, evolving from the production of fixed wing aircraft to an enterprise solutions company, providing software and drone services. It was …

photo courtesy PrecisionHawk The FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) has been instrumental in helping to form commercial drone regulations, and the best example in the drone sector of industry working in collaboration with government.  On Friday, the FAA and Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced that PrecisionHawk CEO Michael …

Outgoing FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and Intel‘s Brian Krzanich,the chair of the FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee, gave the keynote deal with to a packed home this morning at InterDrone. Huerta was greeted by enthusiastic applause, proof of the success of his repeated efforts to kind a collaborative relationship with the …

The FAA’s “UAS Identification and Tracking Aviation Rulemaking Committee,” [UAS-ID ARC] or the “ID and Tracking ARC”, has been a scorching matter on drone regulation boards.  But what precisely is the ID and Tracking ARC, and who’s on the committee?  The FAA has not too long ago printed the ARC’s …

FAA’s Michael Huerta addressed attendees at AUVSI’s Xponential convention final week.  In his speech, Huerta emphasised the trade’s progress and potential. “From its earliest beginnings, aviation has attracted a potent combination of dreamers and doers,” stated Huerta.  “And monumental achievements can occur in the space of one person’s lifetime.” In a optimistic tackle …

The FAA will host the third assembly of the Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) as we speak, the place working teams will current their progress.  The group, introduced final May, is designed as a collaborative advisory group to assist the FAA transfer ahead on drone integration. The DAC is led by …

DJI Mavic Pro Drone producer DJI has revealed a white paper proposing that the 250 g customary for the bottom threat drone class be raised to 2.2 kg. The FAA’s Drone Registration Task Force – which was introduced with the duty of growing nationwide drone registration guidelines inside a report …