In response to a recently introduced bill that seeks to empower state and local authorities to regulate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and 13 other organizations have sent a letter to members of Congress to urge them to consider the potential consequences to the drone industry if the legislation were to be enacted.
In the letter, the organizations say the “legislation is premature, and lawmakers should wait until efforts such as the FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) have created consensus recommendations – with input from stakeholders – before considering changes to long-standing federal governance of the [National Airspace System].”
Unmanned Aerial | June 16, 2017
