Why You Need to Think Twice About Flying Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Transportation
November 10, 2017
The dream of personal aerial transport appears tantalizingly within reach, as investors from Silicon Valley to Dubai vow to deliver the future of urban mobility, but rather than embracing that vision, policymakers should consider why flying vehicles are not only unpractical but also unnecessary.
Integration of Civil Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS) Roadmap
July 28, 2015
UAS must be integrated into the NAS without reducing existing capacity, decreasing safety, negatively impacting current operators, or increasing the risk to airspace users or persons and property on the ground any more than the integration of comparable new and novel technologies.
FAA Selects Research & Test Sites for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Drones)
January 1, 2014
The FAA has selected six UAS test site operators that will allow the agency to develop research findings and operational experiences to help ensure the safe integration of UAS into the nation's airspace as we transition to a system featuring NextGen technologies and procedures.