FAA's Drone Advisory Committee Will Meet Jan. 31 to Review Creation of 3 Task Groups

The second meeting of the Federal Aviation Administration Drone Advisory Committee is Jan. 31 to continue to help the FAA integrate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) into the national airspace. The agency said in a Wednesday news release the committee will review and possibly approve three task groups. The first group will review the roles of federal, state and local governments in enforcing drone laws. The second group will review technological and regulatory approaches to permit drone operators to access the airspace beyond what's allowed under the small UAS rule. The third will consider ways to fund services needed to support integration efforts. At its first meeting in mid-September the 35-member committee, chaired by Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, said it would take a deeper dive into privacy issues (see 1609160003).