NTSB, FAA, DHS, US Military, Law Enforcement Agencies and Civilian UAV Operators Collide

The use of UAVs or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles is increasing at a rapid pace and some are worried about the future crowed skies. Recently, the NTSB make some comments, suggestions and a few recommendations, when a UAV crashed. The FAA is listening to these recommendations, as they have a responsibility to protect the flying public and those on the ground.

Obviously, no one is going to die inside a UAV if it crashes, as UAVs have no on-board pilots, but with wide-spread use there are chances of mid-air collisions, and when a UAV crashes there could be property damage, injuries of deaths on the ground, this is very serious. UAVs are being used for civilian operations, law enforcement, border patrol, coast guard and military. After investigating the UAV crash the NTSB compiled a report with 22-suggestions.

Amongst the suggestions were some interesting ideas such as installing a “blackbox” to help in the investigations. The FAA added some additional ideas such as to report all incidents and accidents. Recommendations sent to the Border Patrol for their operations included; having a back-up pilot available, face-to-face meeting with air-traffic control where the aircraft will be operated, safety program development, and that pilots be checked out in a comparable manned aircraft with proper ratings.

UAVs are hear to stay and part of our aviation community, in the future airliners will fly themselves, just like commuter trams drive themselves along rails. We need to be ready for this in the future and we must keep it safe. Consider this.

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20060509X00531&key= 1

“Lance Winslow” - Online Think Tank forum board. If you have innovative thoughts and unique perspectives, come think with Lance; http://www.WorldThinkTank.net/. Lance is a guest writer for Our Spokane Magazine in Spokane, Washington

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