Document Type
Report
Abstract
Drones, or Unmanned Aircraft Systems—UAS— create substantive (if not profound) new capabilities, opportunities, and benefits. But as drones become more common, manned aircraft operators face new challenges. The FAA asserts that drones “are inherently different from manned aircraft” and “create situations not common to manned flight.” Current safety initiatives advancing aircraft integration focus almost exclusively on drone operators using education, regulation, and (more recently) enforcement. Promising technologies may provide effective manned/unmanned aircraft interoperability in the near future, but these nascent efforts do not fully address the risks to manned aircraft created by drones.
Publication Date
2016
Recommended Citation
Aviators Code Initiative, "Safety Guidance for Manned Aircraft Pilots Operating in the Presence of Drones" (2016). Flight Safety in the Age of Drones. 2.
https://repository.fit.edu/drones/2
