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Meeting	ACGS Committee Meeting 99 - Boulder - March 2007
Agenda Location	8 SUBCOMMITTEE C – AVIONICS AND SYSTEM INTEGRATION 8.3 FAA Efforts on the Integration of UAS’s into the National Airspace System
Title	FAA Efforts on the Integration of UAS’s into the National Airspace System
Presenter	Doug Davis
Affiliation	FAA
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Abstract	Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are here. They have traditionally been known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Remotely Operated Aircraft (ROAs), drones, etc and have actually been around in one form or another for decades. The events following September 11, 2001 have brought the use of these aircraft to the forefront. The Department of Defense has made significant investments in this technology for use on the Global War on Terror. Using this application stateside, however, has presented different and more complex challenges. The FAA does not issue airworthiness certificates to Public organizations like DoD, DHS, etc. But these Public Organizations must show compliance with 14 CFR Part 91, General Operating Rules, to the FAA. This is the area where UAS fall short. Detect, Sense, and Avoid (DSA), and the Command, Control, and Communications (C3) standards for UAS to “file and fly” in the NAS are still undefined, but are being worked hard by RTCA SC-203, at the request of Nick Sabatini, the FAA Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety. Currently, Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for DSA and C3 are projected to be completed and submitted to FAA for approval in FY2011. The FAA has established an Unmanned Aircraft Program Office which is responsible for developing the policies needed for the safe integration of UAS into the NAS. Some of the challenges facing the integration are things that differ from traditional manned aircraft like wake vortex issues, significant speed differences, climb and turn characteristics. In addition, UAS must integrate with the current NAS infrastructure.