The following is for forum consideration. It is inevitable that more control/monitoring will come upon us via Part 107 operations and the 'recreational' community will be relegated to even more confining airspace in my opinion. What do you think?
From ALPA (Air Line Pilot's Association) August 2019 magazine.
“During the June meeting, the DAC (Drone Advisory Committee of the FAA) accepted four assignments from the FAA.”
From the FAA:
“Remote ID is the ability of a UAS in flight to provide identification information that can be received by other parties.” “Remote ID would assist the FAA, law enforcement, and Federal security agencies when a UAS appears to be flying in an unsafe manner or where the drone is not allowed to fly.” “Remote ID is the next step to enable safe, routine drone operations across our nation. This capability will enhance safety and security by allowing the FAA, law enforcement, and Federal security agencies to identify drones flying in their jurisdiction.”
From PrecisionHawk:
“PrecisionHawk will also test LATAS (Low Altitude Tracking & Avoidance System) its traffic management system for UAVs. Testing will include on-aircraft transponders as well as LATAS traffic management ground-based hardware and software.
ALPA’s President and newly appointed DAC member Capt Joe DePete said: “We don’t have to wait until all the pieces are in place for counter-drone systems near airports. Let’s start with detection and build a more complete drone security solution as the technology and legal process allows.”
Reference is also made in this article about closing the hobbyist loophole. Also mentioned were “… rules that will establish requirements for remote identification and tracking small UAS…”
It is clear from this article that ALPA looks upon recreational drones as a threat and menace to aviation. That is unfortunate. I see more threats from birds than I do from drones.
I am wondering if the remote ID can be a software update to existing drones or will it require us to buy new drones to continue to operate in the 'nation's airspace'?
Link to FAA's Drone Advisory Committee Not surprisingly it has some large corps including DJI, Boeing, PrecisionHawk, etc. advising the FAA on how to best control the future of commercial and recreational drone air traffic.
From ALPA (Air Line Pilot's Association) August 2019 magazine.
“During the June meeting, the DAC (Drone Advisory Committee of the FAA) accepted four assignments from the FAA.”
- Develop recommendations for early equipage of remote ID for drones.
- Identify current existing or emerging technical solutions at the aircraft or operational limitation/capability level that would reduce threats to safety and security.
- Review and recommend improvements to the FAR Part 107 waiver process.
- Review the FAA’s UAS integration plan.
From the FAA:
“Remote ID is the ability of a UAS in flight to provide identification information that can be received by other parties.” “Remote ID would assist the FAA, law enforcement, and Federal security agencies when a UAS appears to be flying in an unsafe manner or where the drone is not allowed to fly.” “Remote ID is the next step to enable safe, routine drone operations across our nation. This capability will enhance safety and security by allowing the FAA, law enforcement, and Federal security agencies to identify drones flying in their jurisdiction.”
From PrecisionHawk:
“PrecisionHawk will also test LATAS (Low Altitude Tracking & Avoidance System) its traffic management system for UAVs. Testing will include on-aircraft transponders as well as LATAS traffic management ground-based hardware and software.
ALPA’s President and newly appointed DAC member Capt Joe DePete said: “We don’t have to wait until all the pieces are in place for counter-drone systems near airports. Let’s start with detection and build a more complete drone security solution as the technology and legal process allows.”
Reference is also made in this article about closing the hobbyist loophole. Also mentioned were “… rules that will establish requirements for remote identification and tracking small UAS…”
It is clear from this article that ALPA looks upon recreational drones as a threat and menace to aviation. That is unfortunate. I see more threats from birds than I do from drones.
I am wondering if the remote ID can be a software update to existing drones or will it require us to buy new drones to continue to operate in the 'nation's airspace'?
Link to FAA's Drone Advisory Committee Not surprisingly it has some large corps including DJI, Boeing, PrecisionHawk, etc. advising the FAA on how to best control the future of commercial and recreational drone air traffic.
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