FAA Tweets Suggest Airworthiness Certification for UAS in the U.S

The cat may have inadvertently been let out of the satchel about UAS airworthiness and certification on twitter. There are also some indications that the small rule is being redrafted. Again, while these iterations are made the small business guy is sitting on the sideline. I have expressed multiple concerns over the years about any aircraft certification or pilot certification process that was too onerous for small business.  I was assured that the small businessperson would be considered. However, there is concern as the “public” and small business stakeholder has not been part of the process for some time. Years have ticked by, and we have nothing to show for representation.

Occurrences like these of hiding information suggest that there is ample cause for concern and only further undermines the public trust in the UAS rulemaking process.

Lets hope this doesn’t mean that we need to start building Raven type aircraft. A petition is in the works to hopefully  end the DoD vendor controlled, and apparent FAA sanctioned disenfranchisement of the “public” and small business end-user.

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