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July 24, 2014
NAAA Files Comments on First UAV Ag Petition

NAAA filed comments on July 21 on a petition for exemption from certain Federal Aviation Regulations filed by Trimble to fly a small UAV commercially in the National Airspace System for precision agriculture. This petition follows one NAAA commented on last week, July 16, filed by Astraeus Aerial for aerial filming.

  

NAAA emphasized in its comments the safety risks UAVs pose and referenced fatal accident statistics pertaining to aircraft and low-level hazards from birds, towers and low-level mid-air collisions to make its point.  NAAA also stated “a system of aircraft identification such as ADS-B [aircraft tracking systems]…and a strobe light” should be used to increase UAVs conspicuousness for safety purposes.  Petitions to fly UAVs for commercial purposes have also been filed by Amazon.com, and Yamaha.

 

The Yamaha petition is currently open for comment with a closure date of Aug.4. The petition is to allow use of the RMAX, a small unmanned aerial application rotorcraft. The Amazon.com petition is not yet open for comment. NAAA will be filing comments on all petitions FAA makes available, and it’s important that members file comments on this commercial use of low-level airspace as well to ensure FAA hears our industry’s safety concerns.

 

NAAA’s comments on the Trimble petition can be found here. Also, stay tuned for the September/October edition of Agricultural Aviation magazine, which will have a detailed discussion of UAV petitions for exemption, along with additional updates on the UAV industry. 

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