The world’s largest aviation event features a little bit of everything... but when it comes to unmanned vehicles, a LOT of focus was put on one of the aviation world’s fastest growing industries. From speeches and interviews conducted with high-ranking government officials such as FAA Administrator Michael Huerta to US Senator James Inhofe, it was obvious that UAS remained not only a hot topic, but a primary one. EAA, this year, upgraded both the Drone Cage and the Drone pavilion, locat
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Greatly anticipated, it appears that this fall, some 50 airports will begin providing Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC), which will give UAS operators the ability to “apply for instant, digital approval to fly in U.S. controlled airspace using the same applications they use for flight planning and in-flight situational awareness.” Currently, FAA authorization is required for flights in controlled airspace, at certain times of day, or near sensiti
“NATA commends Senate Appropriators for rejecting the Trump Administration’s proposal to privatize the nation’s air traffic control system.” Source: Prepared statement from NATA president Martin Hiller.
British Parachute Association
The British Parachute Association (BPA) was founded in 1961 and incorporated as a company limited by guarantee, British Parachute Association Limited, in 1966.
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