"The FAA has consistently shown that they are NOT the friends of those in the small business AP/FPV community. Unless you have LOTS of money (and money means political clout) then you are beneath their interest. Patrick has been lobbying for MONTHS…"
"Did meet a Staff Sgt. from VMU-3, but did not get any actual contact information. If you have a good POC, that would be helpful. I guess I could go through the PAO again, as that would be proper protocol anyway. Please feel free to contact me via my…"
"That is a great photo of the Pioneer. Wish I had a chance to observe some flight ops, but VMU-1 is now on its way to the sandbox (as of the 17th). Will have to see who is left behind and in training there now. Thanks....
The Marines of VMU-1 did greet me with open arms during my time there. The officers and enlisted personnel I interviewed were open and informative, knowledgeable and eager to talk about what they do and how they do it. The article is…"
"It is being done now by Gene Robinson of RCAPA. They have been doing SAR operations for several years now with good success. Just a few FAA glitches to overcome at this time, but the technology is there now.
"Sorry if my questions have made you angry, as that was not my intention. I just honestly wanted to see an actual COA that had been granted by the FAA. They are pretty rare at this point, heck would most likely be eligible to be framed for posterity.…"
"Would it be possible for you to post a copy of the COA so that others might be able to learn what would need to be provided to the FAA to obtain one? As PIC of the flights you made I am sure that your must have been provided a copy of the COA as…"
"Just received release permission and have placed online the RCAPA UAS NAS Integration Proposed Guidelines at the Reporter. Check it out in the Current Stories area if interested. These Guidelines were presented at the recent FAA ARC, UAS2008, and…"
"Just received and released the UAS2008 Power Point Presentation as given by Patrick Egan at the Paris show. He says it was very well received by the attendees. It is a fairly large file, around 3.5megs in size. Setup as a PP Slide Show. It is…"
Why was this discussion closed, and why were comments deleted from it? I was only responding to others comments, and my comments were nothing but helpful in the context of the discussion. Why does it seem that ANYTHING that relates to RCAPA…"
Lots is going on at the RCAPA Reporter regarding both the Hobbiest as well as the Professional UAS AP community. Visit and see the latest reports from the UAS2008 meetings in Paris, or the AUVSI meetings in San Diego where Patrick Egan and Ira…
Yes, this information has been available since the 11th of April over at the RCAPA Reporter in the Breaking News area. Thanks for making others aware of this important information too....