FAA's Motion Picture UAS Decision is a good first step.
Press Release Summary:
AIA President and CEO Marion C. Blakey made statement regarding FAA's decision to permit limited use of unmanned aircraft systems to produce motion pictures. By permitting use of UAS in film production, FAA has taken first of several necessary steps towards integration of UAS into civil airspace while encouraging continued research and development of UAS technologies. Decision acknowledges long history of safe operations in both civil and military applications of remotely piloted aircraft.
Original Press Release:
FAA's Motion Picture UAS Decision a Good First Step
Statement by Aerospace Industries Association President and CEO Marion C. Blakey on FAA’s decision to permit limited use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to produce motion pictures
Arlington, Va. — By permitting the use of unmanned aircraft systems in film production, FAA has taken the first of several necessary steps towards the integration of UAS into civil airspace while encouraging continued research and development of UAS technologies. The decision acknowledges the long history of safe operations in both civil and military applications of remotely piloted aircraft. We hope this will pave the way for additional services and industries to utilize UAS technologies.
The focus of these petitions clearly was on safe UAS operations, aligned with FAA’s legitimate concerns for the safety of both manned and unmanned aircraft. The proposed actions to ensure safe operations are sound and very much consistent with the safety focus of the FAA. These approved operations will provide FAA with real-world case studies and data that can expedite successful UAS integration, leading to further job creation and revenue growth around the country.
This country is the birthplace of the motion picture, television and aviation industries, and the United States has a significant technological advantage in this new frontier of aviation. The aerospace and defense industry applauds FAA for taking this step and we look forward to further progress in integrating the next generation of aircraft into our nation's airspace.
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