Mon, Mar 03, 2008
Event Comes Following April 2006 Predator Downing In
Arizona
The National Transportation Safety
Board will hold a three-day forum on the safety of unmanned
aircraft systems (UAS). The forum will be convened April 29 to May
1 in the NTSB Board Room and Conference Center in Washington.
The agency says the forum will provide an opportunity for the
Board and interested parties to understand the safety implications
presented by the growing use of UAS in the National Airspace
System. Issues addressed will include: - Regulatory standards, -
Integration with the National Airspace System, - Perspectives of
current UAS operators, - Design, certification and airworthiness, -
Human factors, - Future UAS applications and perspectives of
current users of the National Airspace System.
The forum is a result of the Safety Board's investigation into a
Predator B unmanned aircraft that crashed near Nogales, AZ in April
2006. As ANN reported, the Board's
October 2007 meeting on this accident resulted in 22 safety
recommendations to address deficiencies associated with the
civilian use of unmanned aircraft.
"The Nogales accident surfaced a number of important questions
that need to be addressed if UAS's are to operate safely in the
National Air Space," said Board Member Kitty Higgins, who will
chair the forum. "We are very interested in the military's
experience with UAS's, training of pilots, maintenance of the
aircraft, communication with Air Traffic Control and oversight of
UAS operations by public use agencies and other operators."
The forum will include representatives from the military,
industry, the FAA, and government agencies involved in UAS
operations. Interested members of the aviation community and
general public are encouraged to attend. A forum agenda will be
announced in mid-April.
Representatives from the UAS industry also are invited to set up
display booths and unmanned aircraft vehicle scale models that
demonstrate unmanned aircraft systems and technologies. Display
space is limited and will be allocated on a first-come,
first-served basis.
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