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Will Future FAA Rules Kill The Small Drones Market?

Posted by Colin Snow on May 4, 2014 at 8:30pm

3689591806?profile=originalI just released the findings of my two month survey studying the impact of FAA rules on small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) in the U.S. You can read the press release here.

Among the many insights I got from the research, these two are the most significant:

  1. Unfavorable rules will disintegrate an already fragile market for sUAS in the U.S.
  2. Significant market growth awaits once FAA regulations allow.

“Impact of FAA Rules on sUAS Business” examines the economic impact of current FAA policies for sUAS operating in Class G uncontrolled airspace. It evaluates how commercial service providers and operators perceive those rules and assess their importance.

Read more here: http://droneanalyst.com/2014/05/03/will-future-faa-rules-kill-the-small-drones-market/

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  • Colin Snow May 5, 2014 at 2:01pm

    @Jethro - this has the times of the speakers: http://www.suasnews.com/2014/05/28974/the-small-unmanned-systems-bu...

  • Colin Snow May 5, 2014 at 12:35pm

    @John. Sounds good.

  • John Githens May 5, 2014 at 11:06am

    @Colin,  Looking forward to your presentation. Maybe we can find some time to chat during a break at the Expo.

  • Jethro Hazelhurst May 5, 2014 at 11:00am

    I can't wait! Apologies if I am asking the obvious but, what time will the live stream start? Where can we find more information?

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    Gary Mortimer May 5, 2014 at 10:26am

    @Colin, Jim might get a bit of an ear bending from Gene as well, for those not able to attend we will be live streaming the show here https://www.youtube.com/user/sUASNews 

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  • Toby Lankford May 5, 2014 at 8:40am

    The FAA is just hyperventilating about everything now.  They are trying to trump up and highlight either non-existent or rare circumstances.  They are probably going to try to choke it off to everyone except the big names like Boeing, Bell and Lockheed.

  • Colin Snow May 5, 2014 at 7:56am

    Thanks Jethro. It's nice to hear.

    I put a lot of time and effort into what I write. All told, I spent about 120 hours on this project and fronted all the costs myself.  I hopeful to at least break even.  

    The fun part will be when I present this at the sUSB-Expo in SF on Thursday. Jim Williams the Manager of the FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Office will be on hand. It should be interesting to say the least. Stay tuned.

    Colin

  • Jethro Hazelhurst May 5, 2014 at 2:19am

    I always find your research very interesting, thank you for sharing this, Colin!

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