NAAA was chosen to serve on two important government-industry advisory panels this week tasked with developing sound, safe unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) policy. The first panel in which NAAA was chosen to serve is as a member of the nominating committee of the Unmanned Aircraft Safety Team (UAST). The UAST was formed as a government/industry panel tasked with using use a data-driven, consensus-based approach to analyze safety data to develop specific interventions that will mitigate the root causes of accidents involving unmanned aircraft. The nominating committee is responsible for choosing a co-chair to the UAST that will serve with the FAA to achieve its mission above.

 

NAAA was also asked to serve on the Drone Advisory Committee Subcommittee (DACSC). The DACSC will support the Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) in its goal of providing an open venue for the FAA and key decision-makers supporting the safe introduction of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS). NAAA’s selection onto these two important government panels focusing on UAS safety is indicative of the association’s reputation and position in promoting a safe airspace for low-level manned aircraft to operate with the introduction of UAS into the NAS.