Is The FAA Responding To Anti-UAV Activists In The Media With Its Drone Area Testing Rules?
Is The FAA Responding To Anti-UAV Activists In The Media With Its Drone Area Testing Rules? One of the problems with a populist politician leading a nation, is that their political rhetoric seems to trickle down to all levels of that government.
Soon, the government is in a disarray trying to keep the restless masses happy with their every whim, and busy addressing the sound and fury of the day, whether bathed in our 24-hour news cycle or mere conspiracy theory.
Let's talk about the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) an their most recent set of regulations concerning the use of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) or drones in US Airspace.
There was an interesting article in the Dayton Daily News (Ohio) published on February 1, 2014 titled; "Local UAV work continues despite federal ruling - Clark County groups want share of potential $94 billion industry," by Matt Sanctis which stated; "This fall, Clark State Community College will unveil a new degree program to train employees in precision agriculture, a growing industry that could eventually produce $339 million for Ohio's economy in its first three years.
And other local companies, including SelectTech Geospatial in Springfield, are already building and researching Unmanned Aerial Systems for use in the commercial market.
" What do I think about this? Well, I am glad you asked you see I believe that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has handled the UAV drone testing territory strategy completely wrong.
And, we need to downsize the FAA and stop this over reach.
We also need to reconsider the TSA (Transportation Security Administrations) over bearing "control freak" attitude towards general aviation, and we need to get the sector operating again, otherwise we will miss the boat and the Chinese will take this valuable industry from us in the next 5-years.
This is a complete failure of leadership.
You see, we need innovation but limiting it based on region, political gerrymandering, or allowing it to become a political football is not the way to ensure free market entrepreneurship in this space.
That's not how aviation has progressed, and that is not how we got here.
We need to really allow unmanned aerial vehicle technology to fly like never before because other nations are establishing their own drone research programs, so this is no time to rest on our laurels or slow down these innovations in the blob of bureaucracy.
Why on Earth, or in the sky, would we try to limit the number of companies, inventors or innovators bringing forth these new technologies, it's just crazy if you ask me.
Please consider all this and think on it.
Soon, the government is in a disarray trying to keep the restless masses happy with their every whim, and busy addressing the sound and fury of the day, whether bathed in our 24-hour news cycle or mere conspiracy theory.
Let's talk about the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) an their most recent set of regulations concerning the use of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) or drones in US Airspace.
There was an interesting article in the Dayton Daily News (Ohio) published on February 1, 2014 titled; "Local UAV work continues despite federal ruling - Clark County groups want share of potential $94 billion industry," by Matt Sanctis which stated; "This fall, Clark State Community College will unveil a new degree program to train employees in precision agriculture, a growing industry that could eventually produce $339 million for Ohio's economy in its first three years.
And other local companies, including SelectTech Geospatial in Springfield, are already building and researching Unmanned Aerial Systems for use in the commercial market.
" What do I think about this? Well, I am glad you asked you see I believe that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has handled the UAV drone testing territory strategy completely wrong.
And, we need to downsize the FAA and stop this over reach.
We also need to reconsider the TSA (Transportation Security Administrations) over bearing "control freak" attitude towards general aviation, and we need to get the sector operating again, otherwise we will miss the boat and the Chinese will take this valuable industry from us in the next 5-years.
This is a complete failure of leadership.
You see, we need innovation but limiting it based on region, political gerrymandering, or allowing it to become a political football is not the way to ensure free market entrepreneurship in this space.
That's not how aviation has progressed, and that is not how we got here.
We need to really allow unmanned aerial vehicle technology to fly like never before because other nations are establishing their own drone research programs, so this is no time to rest on our laurels or slow down these innovations in the blob of bureaucracy.
Why on Earth, or in the sky, would we try to limit the number of companies, inventors or innovators bringing forth these new technologies, it's just crazy if you ask me.
Please consider all this and think on it.