FAA Committee Schedules 2nd Meeting to Develop Drone Identification Standards

An FAA rulemaking committee aimed at developing standards for identifying drones will meet July 18-19, said the agency in a Friday news release that briefly provided an update of the panel's inaugural meeting (see 1706210064 and 1705230030). It said the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Identification and Tracking Aviation Rulemaking Committee, which first met June 21-23, considered existing drone ID and tracking issues, air traffic management for drones, concerns for local governments and potential legal matters. The FAA said the committee developed preliminary questions and reviewed some identification technologies. A Senate committee last week advanced legislation reauthorizing the agency until 2021, but that bill will have to be reconciled with House legislation (see 1706290024).