FAA Drone Advisory Committee Plans First Meeting Sept. 16

The Federal Aviation Administration's Drone Advisory Committee, formed to discuss issues and challenges with integrating unmanned aircraft into the national airspace (see 1605040017), plans its inaugural meeting Sept. 16, said an agency news release Wednesday. Almost 400 people and organizations expressed interest in participating in the committee that will be chaired by Intel CEO Brian Krzanich. Drone manufacturer DJI said Brendan Schulman, vice president-policy and legal affairs, will be on the committee, and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems said CEO Brian Wynne was selected. Some other members of the 34-person committee include: Greg Agvent, CNN senior director-national news technology and aerial imagery; Martin Gomez, Facebook director-aeronautical platforms; Gur Kimchi, vice president-Amazon Prime Air; Christopher Penrose, AT&T senior vice president-IoT; Ed Sayadian, of Harris Corp.; Phil Straub, of Garmin; Dave Vos, Google[X] Project Wing lead; and PrecisionHawk CEO Bob Young.