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What is the FAA Reauthorization Act?And why should we care? Every 5 years or so, the FAA (as well as most other federal agencies) must be “reauthorized” by Congress. Reauthorization…
May we fly our drones over the clouds?
According to a recent exchange with the FAA UAS Support Center (UASHelp@faa.gov), the answer is yes... ... and the answer is no. Surprised? Yeah, we’re not either… So, when can…
BVLOS Waiver Documentation
As we promised, we are making the contents of our BVLOS waiver application public. Remember to tailor your waiver application to the needs of your operation. We strongly suggest that…
No LAANC? Get a WAA COA…
LAANC is one of the success stories that have come out of the FAA's Integration Office. LAANC (Low Altitude Authorization And Notification Capability) was prototyped in 2017, and since that…
RID & OOP & Registration, oh my!
Is my drone Remote ID (RID) compliant? Can I fly it over people now? We see these two questions more than any others these days. And for good reason. But…
FAA Approves ASTM Remote ID Means of Compliance
FAA Approves ASTM Remote ID Means of Compliance In a step forward from remote identification the FAA sent the following note to ASTM. DSPA will be monitoring whether there will…
Member meeting February 7thHey Everyone- our apologies on the delay since our last member meeting! The end and beginning of the year has been extremely hectic. There are a lot of things to cover so join us on February 7th at 8:30EST/7:30CST/6:30MST/5:30PST PM. We will send our members a zoom link shortly!