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Drone Pilots: Get involved in the FAA’s annual Drone Safety Day campaign on April 29!

Drone Safety Day is an opportunity for us to connect, educate, and engage with drone pilots all over the country! This campaign reaches people through local and nationwide events that highlight the many safety, societal, and economic benefits of flying safely.

Be sure to check out events happening near you and share your photos/videos on social media using the #DroneSafetyDay hashtag.

This year, we are encouraging current and future drone pilots to “Fly RIGHT”:

• Register your drone – Visit the FAA DroneZone

• Interact with others – Join a Community Based Organization

• Gain knowledge – Learn the rules at FAA.gov/uas

• Have a safety plan – Use the B4UFLY app

• TRUST and train – Take the safety test

We want everyone to have fun – and fly RIGHT! By flying RIGHT, you are following FAA rules for drone operations.

To learn more about Drone Safety Day visit our website or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for updates.

If you have questions, please contact us at DroneSafetyDay@faa.gov

FAA Reauthorization: Harnessing the Evolution of Flight to Deliver for the American People

On Thursday, March 30, 2023, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Aviation Subcommittee held a hearing to discuss UAS and Advanced Air Mobility integration. Chairman Garret Graves (R-LA) stated, “Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS, more commonly referred to as “drones”) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft have the potential to revolutionize our transportation systems and directly improve our daily lives.”

In the opening remarks from the CEO of Wing, Mr. Woodworth stated, “The National Airspace System is an asset that everyone should have access to, and everyone should benefit from. There's more than enough room in the sky for everybody."

AUVSI encourages the United States to maintain and ensure American aerospace leadership by providing a precise and repeatable path for integrating new technologies into the National Air Space.

Hearing Recording Here: FAA Reauthorization: Harnessing the Evolution of Flight to Deliver for the American People | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (house.gov)

US Department of Transportation Announces Advanced Air Mobility Interagency Working Group

Last Week, the US Department of Transportation formerly established an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) working group (AAM IWG) in accordance with the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act (the Act) signed into law by President Biden in October 2022. “The interagency team will frame their work over the next year through established subgroups focused on automation strategy, security, infrastructure, air traffic, and community roles and engagement.”

More information can be found here: Advanced Air Mobility Interagency Working Group | US Department of Transportation

Lockheed Martin spins off Colorado business, launching a communications network on the moon.

Lockheed Martin is forming a new company called Crescent Space, focused on the communication and navigation services required to support establishing a permanent human lunar presence as part of NASA’s Artemis Program.

Lockheed Spinoff Plans to Build Communication Network for the Moon | Extremetech