What he said...
I joined with Lisa Ellman to co-author an op-ed on the importance of the Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) rulemaking moving forward with the publication of the draft rule. As we note, the rapid expansion of drone technology in sectors such as public safety, agriculture, infrastructure inspection, and delivery services has the potential to transform key areas of the economy and provide significant societal benefit, as we have witnessed most recently in the hurricane response efforts. Yet, there is a looming challenge that could slow this progress: the bureaucratic delay in proposing a rule to facilitate BVLOS drone operations.?Safely enabling drones to fly beyond the direct visual line of sight of the operator facilitates more complex and cost-effective applications covering a greater distance and reaching a broader community. Issuing this proposed rule this year is critical for the growth and success of this budding industry in the United States. AUVSI — Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International & the Commercial Drone Alliance are working together to ensure this draft rule moves forward. The time to act is now. We call on federal agencies including the U.S. Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration, as well as the The White House, to stay on course and deliver the draft BVLOS rule by the end of the year. Read more here in It's Past Time to Move Drone Rulemaking Forward - Inside Unmanned Systems: https://lnkd.in/eiVJPgAy Max Rosen Scott Shtofman Michael Smitsky, Esq. Anna Dietrich Chelsie "CJ" Jeppson Gretchen West Arjun Garg Matthew Clark