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Thursday, April 2, 2015
Job growth, greater application of small UAS predicted with proposed FAA rules
Significant job growth and broader application of commercial small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are on the horizon if newly proposed FAA rules are adopted, according to Dr. Brent Terwilliger, program chair of Embry-Riddle Worldwide’s Master of Science in Unmanned Systems.
On Sunday, the FAA released its much-anticipated proposed rules for commercial use of small UAS. The proposed rules limit flights to daylight and visual-line-of-sight operations. They also address height restrictions, operator certification, optional use of a visual observer, aircraft registration and marking, and operational limits.
The weekend announcement comes after recent reports of several small UAS entering commercial aircraft airspace and a drone crashing at the White House last month.
President Barack Obama also contributed to the UAS conversation on Sunday when he issued a presidential memorandum to promote economic competitiveness while safeguarding privacy, civil rights and civil liberties in domestic use of unmanned aircraft systems.
“As UAS are integrated into the NAS, the Federal Government will take steps to ensure that the integration takes into account not only our economic competitiveness and public safety, but also the privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties concerns these systems may raise,” the memorandum stated.
According to Dr. Terwilliger, the FAA’s proposed rules have been in the works since 2008 when the small aviation rule-making committee was first established. Additional analysis is needed to determine if the proposed rules address all necessary issues.
Dr. Terwilliger said the FAA has asked stakeholders to provide feedback for the overall rules and three specific areas. One of those areas is related to exemptions for the transportation of goods for payment – a scenario that companies like Amazon and UPS have explored.
Stakeholders are not the only ones who will be analyzing the potential impact of the FAA’s announcement. Dr. Terwilliger plans to integrate the proposed rules into his coursework in the Master of Science in Unmanned Systems.
“It’s actually very exciting,” he said of Sunday’s announcement. “It provides a whole new source of material.”
The evolving small UAS regulatory environment is something Worldwide’s College of Aeronautics faculty has planned for all along.
“We have designed our courses and the associated projects and activities to be very flexible, knowing that the UAS regulatory environment is subject to significant dynamic influences,” Dr. Terwilliger said.
He added that the proposed rules will greatly benefit students by calling for a much more flexible, less restraining means to access airspace and implement innovative concepts and technology that otherwise has been highly restricted.
“Students will be able to conceptualize new applications, develop new systems and technology, and gain access to the actual airspace to investigate, test, and analyze their research,” Dr. Terwilliger said.
Read one student's thoughts about the proposed rules and their implications. Learn more today about Embry-Riddle Worldwide’s Master of Science in Unmanned Systems and professional education short courses.http://worldwide.erau.edu/newsroom/press-releases/job-growth-greater-application-of-small-uas.html
U.S. News & World Report ranks Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide among top online educators
For the second year in a row, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide has been named one of the nation’s top online educators, according to a U.S. News & World Report listing released today.
The bachelor’s degree programs at Embry-Riddle Worldwide maintained their No. 5 ranking out of nearly 300 institutions reviewed by U.S. News & World Report. Additionally, the university’s online graduate business programs (non-MBA) came in at No. 31 and its online MBA program was among the top 100. Embry-Riddle Worldwide shared all three designations with additional schools.
“These recognitions from U.S. News & World Report are a testament to Embry-Riddle’s commitment to online learning,” said Embry-Riddle Worldwide Chancellor John R. Watret, Ph.D. “Today, students have many choices in the online education marketplace. Embry-Riddle has offered distance learning for decades, and our model is proof that quality education can be delivered to students virtually anywhere.”
To publish its annual lists, U.S. News & World Report ranked online bachelor’s degree programs and graduate business programs in the following categories: student engagement, admissions selectivity (graduate business programs), faculty credentials and training, peer reputation and student services and technology. For the complete listing of the 2015 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Programs, visit www.usnews.com/online. http://worldwide.erau.edu/newsroom/press-releases/us-news-world-report-ranks-embry-riddle-aeronautical-university-worldwide-among-top-online-educators.html
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