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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, located close to their Innovation buildings in a spot that was both highly visible as well as well-trafficked. Drone courses and seminars were provided throughout the week, ad