The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) was among the member organizations announced last week by FAA Administrator Michael Huerta to participate on the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Registration Task Force. Earl Lawrence, Director of the FAA\u2019s UAS Integration Office, and Dave Vos of Google X will co-chair the group.<\/p>\n
The Task Force membership represents a range of stakeholder viewpoints, interests and knowledge of the objectives and scope. Task Force membership was by invitation only and participation is voluntary. Interested parties who are not members of the Task Force may submit comments to the public docket. The Federal Register notice is available for viewing here.
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\nSecretary Foxx set a deadline of Nov. 20 for the Task Force to complete its recommendations and work is already underway with conference calls and interviews of the members. The group will meet formally from Nov. 3-5 before developing recommendations on a streamlined registration process and minimum requirements on which unmanned aircraft should be registered. Given the urgency of this issue, the DOT and FAA will move expeditiously to consider the Task Force’s recommendations.<\/p>\n
Task Force Members include : Nancy Egan \u2013 3D Robotics; Richard Hanson \u2013 Academy of Model Aeronautics; George Novak \u2013 Aerospace Industries Association; Chuck Hogeman and Randy Kenagy \u2013 Air Line Pilots Association; Jim Coon \u2013 Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association; Sean Cassidy \u2013 Amazon Prime Air; Ben Gielow\u2013 Amazon Retail; Justin Towles \u2013 American Association of Airport Executives; Brian Wynne \u2013 Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International; Parker Brugge \u2013 Best Buy; Douglas Johnson \u2013 Consumer Electronics Association; Brendan Schulman \u2013 DJI; Paul Feldman \u2013 General Aviation Manufacturers Association; Dave Vos \u2013 GoogleX (Co-Chair); Tony Bates \u2013 GoPro; Matt Zuccaro \u2013 Helicopter Association International; Mike Fergus \u2013 International Association of Chiefs of Police; John Perry \u2013 Management Association for Private Photogrammetric Surveyors; Brandon Declet \u2013 Measure; Randall Burdette \u2013 National Association of State Aviation Officials; Sarah Wolf \u2013 National Business Aviation Association; Baptiste Tripard \u2013 Parrot; Tyler Collins \u2013 PrecisionHawk; Gregory McNeal \u2013 Small UAV Coalition; Thomas Head \u2013 Walmart.<\/p>\n
Along with the FAA and DOT, the following federal agencies will provide expert support to the Task Force: Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of the Interior, Office of Management and Budget, National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of State.<\/p>\n