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Thurling previously was Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at\nNUAIR, a New York-based nonprofit organization focused on the safe integration\nof uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) into the national airspace. At NUAIR, he led\ntechnical research on UAS technologies, evaluated potential paths to\nimplementation, set industry standards for approval by regulators, and tested\ntechniques to verify compliance in one of the largest drone operating\ncorridors\u2014from Rome, NY to Syracuse. Prior to NUAIR, Thurling was Director of\nProduct Safety and Mission Assurance at AeroVironment, where he led\nairworthiness, certification, and airspace access strategic efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thurling was drawn to DroneUp\u2019s focus on building a\nsustainable and scalable business within the FAA\u2019s Small Unmanned Aircraft\nSystems Regulations (Part 107). While much of the industry has been focused\nprimarily on delivery, DroneUp has a unique services model which, in addition\nto delivery, run from its Hubs and serve as community resources for other\nbusinesses that benefit from drones and even first responders. These enhanced\noperations under Part 107 build trust, familiarity, and appreciation for drones\nwithin communities, on which Thurling and DroneUp will continue to build a\nstrong case to policymakers for broader BVLOS operations benefiting all\nindustry participants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been watching DroneUp\u2019s climb in the industry, and I\u2019m\nextremely impressed with the company\u2019s business approach, leadership, and\nvision,\u201d Thurling said. \u201cAs someone who has been involved in airspace standards\nand innovation for many years, I\u2019m honored to join this team, who is working so\ndiligently to move the industry forward, and I\u2019m happy to contribute to DroneUp\u2019s\nbroader commercial drone operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thurling is a Distinguished Graduate of the USAF Test Pilot\nSchool. He held several positions as a test pilot and an instructor at the Test\nPilot School. His career in the Air Force culminated as Commander of the 452nd\nFlight Test Squadron, where he was responsible for leading the team testing the\nnation\u2019s newest uncrewed aircraft. Thurling has over 2300 hours of flight time\nin more than 35 aircraft types and was awarded the 2011 AUVSI \u201cOperations\nAward\u201d for leading the flight testing of the liquid Hydrogen-powered Global\nObserver High Altitude UAS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAndy has been on the cutting edge of drone innovation and\nis the perfect person to help us stay on top of critical technologies and\npolicies that impact our business,\u201d said DroneUp CTO John Vernon. \u201cHis vision\nfor quickly moving from theory to practice is especially aligned with our\ncompany\u2019s culture. As DroneUp continues its path of rapid growth\u2014both in\ninternal headcount and customer adoption\u2014we\u2019re honored to have a leader with\nsuch keen knowledge of safety, security, and privacy needed to keep DroneUp\u2019s\noperations leading the market and defining what this powerful new technology\ncan do to transform commerce, public safety, and scores of other industries as\nwell.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thurling is active in UAS standards bodies such as ASTM\nInternational, RTCA Inc., and internationally with the European Organisation of\nCivil Aviation Equipment (EUROCAE). He is a subject matter expert to the Joint\nAuthorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) which is the working\ngroup developing the Specific Operational Risk Assessment process and with the\nInternational Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on the Trust Framework Study\nGroup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DroneUp, LLC, announced the appointment of Andy Thurling, an accomplished commercial drone policy and safety expert and the company\u2019s first Vice President of Airspace Innovation. In this role, Thurling will lead the development and execution of DroneUp\u2019s airspace and Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management (UTM) strategies. He will also help create standards and policies that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-unmanned-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22510"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22512,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22510\/revisions\/22512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}