sUAS News

Our guest is Dr. Ryan Wallace Associate Professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. We will discuss the FAA's Center of Excellence for UAS Research ASSURE'sSmall Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Analysis (A11L.UAS.91): Initial Annual Report findings.

We talk about Hurricane Fiona relief efforts with Farcast Founder & Chief Innovator, Joel Ifill 

Our guest is Terry McVenes, President and CEO of the Radio Techical Committee for Aeronautics

Our guest is Douglas Marshall, author of the new book UAS Integration Into Civil Airspace. Doug has a long list of participation and accomplishments in the decades long UAS/RPAS global airspace integration effort. UAS Integration Into Civil Airspace is an informative overview of current global standards, policy, regulations, and trends shaping the common goal of full airspace integration of drones.  

We review a 1976 Lockheed Missiles $ Space Company report that NASA commissioned. The report is 328 pages, is very comprehensive, and includes uses, cost-benefit analysis, safety information, FAA regulatory needs, and certification. It was all supposed to happen by the mid-1980s. What didn't happen? 

We speak with Marshall Smith, Assistant Curator at the Aviation Unmanned Vehicle Museum.

  "FAA Made Progress Through Its UAS Integration Pilot Program, but FAA and Industry Challenges Remain To Achieve Full UAS Integration" We will discuss this report and other current events.

Gene Robinson and myself will discuss the Texas Robotics Summit, and other current events including consumer electronics used in conflicts.

Our guest is Bobby Healy, CEO and Founder of Manna Drone Delivery 

Gene Robinson and I speak candidly about the FAA's BVLOS ARC Final Report, and other drone related current events including use in the Ukrain.

Our guest for this episode is Tracy Lamb BA, M.B.A, ATPL, CFI, CFII.MEI, DipU.S, AviationLaw, FRAeS. and CEO of Quantum AI. Tracy Lamb is one of my Drone Czar nominees.

Our guest is, James Grimsley, Executive Director/Advanced Technology Initiatives with the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Transportation Commissioner. James Grimsley is one of my Drone Czar nominees Drone Czar - Is a person who has a professional/expert knowledge of not only the problems associated with UAS integration but also understands the history, the engineering, systems, and regulation that it would take to put the Rube Goldberg machine together. This person has to have an intimate understanding of the laws and processes for UAS NAS integration and would be responsible for reporting to the highest levels of Government. International harmonization and working with international groups would be a plus. They would also need to have the trust of the end-user community. Full integration in any organized and timely fashion means hiring someone capable of integrating science, international business relations, and law with the pure interests of the business community.

Our guest is Douglas Marshall, C0-Editor/Author "Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems," 3rd. Ed., CRC Press, 2021,  Author​ " UAS Integration into Civil Airspace:  Policy, Regulations and Strategy​," Wiley, to be released in April, 2022  Doug Marshall is one of my Drone Czar nominees. 

Gene and I will be speaking with Tom Prentice from Granite Defense Technology  

Gene and I speak with Dudley Stephens, Director of Strategy at Rantizo, Inc. 

Our guest is Matt Lasher, Executive Director SS Jeremiah O’Brien, National Liberty Ship Memorial.  

Our guests are industry pioneers Tony White and Tony White from Galaxy UAS.

Gene and I discuss the history of the FAA's call for data and regulatory issues

We talk about the FAA cellphone kerfuffle as well as a myriad of other interesting and timely topics. Our guest is Gus Calderon. 

Our guest will be Joel Ifill, Founder, and CEO of Dash Systems. We'll talk about putting the "pay" load on the ground. Gene Robinson, and I will talk about what he is up to, Remote ID, and other current events.