NEW RULES OF THE ROAD

The FAA’s Remote Identification system for U.S. “skyways”

Patrick Sherman

On Saturday, September 16, 2023, the world of uncrewed aircraft systems will change forever as the Federal Aviation Administration’s rules on remote identification come into effect. As a remote pilot, it’s not too soon to be asking, “What does this mean for me?” A little more than a year ago, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) managed a feat that no one else has ever accomplished, before or since: it brought together the diverse factions of the small uncrewed aircraft system (sUAS) community. For one, glorious moment recreational pilots, commercial operators, aircraft manufacturers, industry advocates, educational institutions, first responders, trade associations and even crewed aviation groups were united in a common cause: criticizing the FAA. What had the agency done to earn this universal opprobrium? Merely released its long-awaited proposal for…

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