Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“ADS-B is a traffic management technology, not a reliable system for collision avoidance, and TABS has yet to even be fielded in a meaningful way... Even if they were viable options for all low-altitude operators — and they are not — the prospect of a drone literally having the right of way over human life is simply unconscionable. EAA absolutely supports the safe integration of UAS into the airspace, but general aviation will not foot the bill for these commercial interests from a safety, access, or cost standpoint.”

Source: Sean Elliott, EAA vice president of advocacy and safety, discussing the EAA reraction to a recent public meeting on an Advisory and Rulemaking Committee (ARC) final report that provides recommendations to the FAA regarding the integration of beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) operations by UAS into national airspace.

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