UAV Implementation and Regulation

UAVs are quickly growing in the U.S. and they have more uses than the commonly known package delivery. Some examples may be photography and videography as well as surveying and tracking wildlife or fires. They fit the category of aircraft by the FAA and will and are required to follow the regulations pertaining to them.

UAVs will certainly be put into the national airspace system. They currently have the 400' maximum altitude restriction, but I see that going away in the future when better technology and resources are put into implementing them. They certainly will be much more difficult to implement than other aircraft as they are small and most likely will not be picked up on primary radar. With the addition of ADS-B they would be always be seen, no matter where they are making the implementation much safer and easier to regulate. Drones delivering packages will be a more difficult task to bring together. If a drone runs out of battery it cannot make lift meaning that it will fall very far and very fast. If people or property is underneath damage or death is inevitable. There will certainly have to be safety features or specific air routes for drones to follow bringing them over sparsely populated areas and away from people. It will be interesting to see where the UAV regulation goes.

Drones are commonly seen as a danger, but there is a lot of technology out there that can make the use of them a safer. The use of them being flown near aircraft creates the thought of them being unsafe, but that is only a few people that disturb the image of UAVs for everybody else (UAV World).

If you do a quick search for UAV jobs you will find dozens if not hundreds of possibilities. The UAV industry is continuing to grow faster and faster. I don't see that stopping in the future anytime soon. There are many openings for UAV pilots and company managers (Indeed). Such as writing company policy to fit the FAA standards and to supervise those rules.

References

(n.d.). In Indeed. Retrieved February 14, 2016, from http://www.indeed.com/q-uav-jobs.html

UAV World. (n.d.). FAA To Get Tougher With UAS Airspace Violators. Retrieved February 14, 2016, from http://www.hse-uav.com/faa_uas_airspace_violators.htm