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FAA, Drone Groups Launch UAS Safety Effort

The FAA and trade organizations representing drone and model aircraft operators launched the "Know Before You Fly" safety campaign.

Parrot's new Bebop flying camera, which costs $500, may be on some Christmas lists. (Photo: Bill Carey)

December 22, 2014

The Federal Aviation Administration and trade groups representing drone and model aircraft operators announced the launch of a “Know Before You Fly” website and educational campaign on December 22, the day the FAA was expected to release a long-delayed proposed regulation for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The agency plans to release the draft rule “as quickly as we possibly can,” said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.

In a conference call with reporters, representatives of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), the Academy of Model Aeronautics and the recently formed Small UAV Coalition joined with Huerta to unveil the educational campaign, which they said was timed to launch just before the holiday weekend. Founders unveiled the Washington, D.C.-based Small UAV Coalition in October; its members are Amazon, 3D Robotics, Airware and camera manufacturer GoPro, all based in California, and foreign-based firms DJI Innovations, Parrot and Aerialtronics.

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