The Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) has released a brand-new\ntextbook titled Unmanned Aircraft Systems \u2013 Legal and Business Considerations\nthat was created to provide much needed insight to new or rapidly growing\nUnmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) commercial operations. Additionally, the new\ntextbook will be used as part of USI\u2019s offering to the academic marketplace,\nspecifically for those collegiate programs who are building either two-year or\nfour-year degree programs for their UAS students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUSI takes great pride in being a thought leader for the UAS\nmarketplace,\u201d remarked Josh Olds, USI President and CEO. Olds added \u201cA\nsuccessful commercial UAS program must deliver a return on investment for the\noperator. If an operation isn\u2019t built on top of a strong safety, legal, and\nrisk-based foundation, the entire UAS program is putting that ROI in jeopardy\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
USI contracted with USAF Col (Retired) Dawn Zoldi, Esq. to\nauthor the new textbook. Ms. Zoldi, through her company P3 Tech Consulting, is\nfeaturing the new textbook in a workshop that she is producing and hosting at\nXPonential 2022 titled \u201cLaw Tech Connect Workshop\u201d. The Workshop is a\nFlorida-bar CLE accredited educational event designed to elevate the attendee\u2019s\nlegal, regulatory and policy knowledge related to UAS, autonomy, and advanced\nair mobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ms. Zoldi had this to say about USI\u2019s Unmanned Aircraft\nSystems \u2013 Legal and Business Considerations textbook, \u201cThere is no other\nresource in the marketplace like this textbook. I commend USI for having the\nforesight to commission this book at this early stage of commercial UAS adoption.\nI recommend that every commercial UAS operator uses this book as a resource for\nplanning, starting, and scaling their UAS operation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n