National Drone Safety Awareness Week is for Everyone

You are invited to join the FAA and the drone community for the third annual National Drone Safety Awareness Week, September 13-19. This year the focus will be on engaging with recreational flyers.

Participation is key to engage in an important safety conversation and to increase public acceptance of drones.

Drone operators are being encouraged to reach out to the public about drone safety and to share stories about how drones are being used for good. Whether you’re a recreational flyer, remote pilot, public safety official or business, it’s probably that you have a positive drone story, best practice, or safety information to share.

Here’s how you can participate:

  • Host or participate in a virtual or in-person event (please follow all local health guidelines when planning your event). And please tell us about it – we encourage you to share your events with the entire community using the Unmanned Safety Team’s National Drone Safety Week Voluntary Tracking Tool
  • Follow and share social media updates from @FAADroneZone and @UAST
  • Post your own cool social content and use #DroneWeek
  • Participate in one of our many fun activities like our photo showcase or Drone@Home

Go to faa.gov/go/droneweek or www.dronesafetyawarenessweek.com for more details.

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.