Academy of Model Aeronautics
AdvocacySupport
Visual line of sight requirements
Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
FAA-2015-0150-0017Proposed Rule
Comments
4,673
Awaiting comments
Deadline
Closed on Apr 25, 2015
Closed Apr 25, 2015
Net supportiSupport minus oppose · campaigns included
-47%
-45% excluding campaigns
Document
Details
The document's own metadata, straight from the source system.
- Title
- Operation and Certification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
- Posted
- Feb 23, 2015
- Comment period
- Feb 23, 2015 – Apr 25, 2015
- FR Doc
- 2015-03544
- CFR
- 14 CFR Parts 21, 43, 45, 47, 61,91, 101, 183
- Topics
Analysis
Overview
What the public is saying — stance, who's commenting, and the issues they raise.
Include campaigns
Analyzed 4,672 of 4,673 comments
100%· analysis in progress
Stance breakdown
-47%
Net support
Support1,101Oppose3,308Other263Not yet analyzed1
Aggregates include form-letter campaigns. Excluding them, net support is -45% across organic comments.
Who commented
Breakdown by commenter type.
Union
6
Individual
4,179
Government
52
Trade association
78
Advocacy
96
Academic
67
Business
183
Other
11
Not yet analyzed
1
Comments over time
Weekly arrivals, stacked by stance.
Posted Feb 23, 2015Deadline Apr 25, 2015
Feb 16Apr 27Jul 20Oct 12Dec 28Apr 4Jun 27Jun 15
Support1,101Oppose3,308Other263
Support × commenter type
How each type splits across stance.
Support
Oppose
Other
Individual
18%
76%
6%
Business
72%
20%
8%
Advocacy
61%
33%
5%
Trade association
74%
22%
4%
Academic
69%
31%
0%
Government
65%
29%
6%
Other
73%
9%
18%
Union
83%
17%
0%
Issues raised
The docket's canonical issues. Select one to browse its comments.
Recreational drone use3,034
Visual line of sight requirements2,384
Hobby aircraft manufacturing2,017
Licensing requirements638
Commercial use regulations559
Beyond-line-of-sight flight394
Uas registration and identification326
Cost of compliance306
Fpv situational awareness298
Educational use of drones282
Position map
Who stands where on each issue?
Every non-silent position is backed by an excerpt from the comment.
Issues shown
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| Organization | Beyond-line-of-sight flight | Night flight operations | Visual line of sight requirements | Cost of compliance | Uas interference with manned aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Academy of Model Aeronautics AdvocacySupport The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) supports the proposed sUAS regulations as a positive first step but urges the FAA | · | · | · | · | |
ACEC Trade associationSupport The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), a business association for the engineering industry, supports the | · | · | · | ||
Aerius Flight, LLC BusinessSupport Aerius Flight LLC, a small UAS firm owned by aviation experts, supports the FAA's risk-based approach to creating a new | · | · | · | · | |
Aeronautical Repair Station Association Trade associationSupport The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) supports the integration of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) in | · | · | · | · | |
Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) Trade associationSupport The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) supports the proposed rulemaking for small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), | · | · | · | ||
Ag Info Tech, LLC. BusinessSupport Ag Info Tech, LLC., a partnership between a co-op and an individual, supports the FAA's proposed rule for commercial UAS | · | · | · | · | |
Agricultural Technology Alliance AdvocacySupport The Agricultural Technology Alliance (ATA), a coalition of farming and agriculture associations and corporations, suppor | · | · | · | · | |
Air Tractor, Inc. BusinessSupport Air Tractor Inc., a manufacturer of aerial application airplanes, supports the proposed rulemaking but urges the FAA to | · | · | · | · | |
Airborne Law Enforcement Association AdvocacySupport The Airborne Law Enforcement Association (ALEA) supports the safe integration of UAS into the National Airspace but requ | · | · | · | ||
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) AdvocacySupport The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) supports the FAA's proposed rules for small commercial UAS but request | · | · | · | · | |
AirGon, LLC BusinessSupport AirGon, LLC, a company providing sensor-based mapping services, supports the FAA's proposed small UAS regulations but ar | · | · | · | · | |
Airlines for America Trade associationSupport Airlines for America, representing major commercial airlines, supports the FAA's proposal to regulate small unmanned air | · | · | · | · | |
Airport Council International-North America Trade associationSupport Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) supports the FAA's effort to create a regulatory framework for sma | · | · | · | ||
American Association for Justice AdvocacyOppose The American Association for Justice (AAJ) argues that the proposed rule fails to adequately address the safety risks po | · | · | · | · | |
American Farm Bureau Federation AdvocacySupport The American Farm Bureau Federation supports the FAA's proposed regulatory framework for small unmanned aircraft systems | · | · | · | · | |
American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers Trade associationSupport The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) supports the proposed rule for small unmanned aircraft systems, n | · | · | · | ||
American Insurance Association Trade associationSupport The American Insurance Association (AIA) supports the proposed rulemaking, noting that it provides a reasonable approach | · | · | · | · | |
Appraisal Institute Trade associationSupport The Appraisal Institute, representing real property appraisers, supports the FAA's proposal to allow small unmanned airc | · | · | · | · | · |
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Trade associationSupport Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. | · | · | · | ||
Associated Equipment Distributors Trade associationSupport Associated Equipment Distributors (AED), a trade association representing equipment distributors, expresses general supp | · | · | · | ||
Associated General Contractors of America Trade associationSupport The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), a nationwide trade association for construction contractors, suppor | · | · | · | · | |
Association of American Universities and Association of Public Land-grant Universities AdvocacySupport The Association of American Universities and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities support the FAA's eff | · | · | · | ||
Association of Commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems Trade associationSupport The Association of Commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems (ACUAS) expresses strong support for the proposed regulations, p | · | · | · | ||
AUVSI AdvocacySupport The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) supports the proposed rulemaking but advocates for a | · | · | · | ||
Barrick Gold of North America, Inc. BusinessSupport Barrick Gold of North America, Inc., a gold mining company, supports the proposed rule but argues that certain restricti | · | · | · | · | |
Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation BusinessSupport Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation supports the FAA's progress in integrating UAS into the national airspace, noting that the t | · | · | |||
Center for Democracy & Technology AdvocacySupport The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) supports the FAA's proposed operator certification process but urges the age | · | · | · | · | · |
City and County of Denver, Colorado GovernmentOppose The City and County of Denver, representing Denver International Airport, opposes the proposed rule because it fails to | · | · | · | · | · |
City of Phoenix Aviation Department GovernmentSupport The City of Phoenix Aviation Department supports the proposed action but requests additional safety measures and stricte | · | · | · | · | |
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. BusinessSupport Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., a company in the oil and gas industry, supports the FAA's efforts to integrate | · | · | |||
Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations Trade associationOppose The Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations (CAPA), a trade association representing over 25,000 professional pilots, o | · | · | · | ||
Colorado Ski Country USA, Inc. Trade associationSupport Colorado Ski Country USA, Inc., a trade association representing twenty-one ski resorts, supports the FAA's goal of crea | · | · | · | ||
Commonwealth Edison Company BusinessSupport Commonwealth Edison Company supports the FAA's draft rule for small unmanned aircraft systems, noting that it balances p | · | · | |||
Competitive Enterprise Institute AdvocacyOppose The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) opposes the FAA's proposed rules because they are overly restrictive and proh | · | · | · | ||
Consumers Energy Company BusinessOppose Consumers Energy Company argues that the proposed rules are overly restrictive and should be modified to include varying | · | · | · | ||
CropLife America AdvocacySupport CropLife America and Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment (RISE) support the FAA's proposed rule to establish a | · | · | · | · | |
Drone Labs BusinessSupport Drone Labs, a company that manufactures drone countermeasure tools, supports the proposed rules for Small and Micro UAS | · | · | · | ||
Edison Electric Institute Trade associationSupport The Edison Electric Institute (EEI), representing U.S. | · | · | · | ||
EEI/NRECA/APPA Trade associationSupport The Edison Electric Institute, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, and American Public Power Association su | · | · | |||
Entech Engineering, Inc. BusinessSupport Entech Engineering, Inc., a member of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, supports the FAA's proposed rules for small UAS but | · | · | |||
Exelon Corporation BusinessSupport Exelon Corporation supports the FAA's proposed rules for small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) but requests specific mo | · | · | · | · | |
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' (FDACS) Unmanned AircraftSystems (UAS) Working Group GovernmentSupport The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) supports the proposed rule as a significant first st | · | · | · | ||
Foxtrot Consulting, LLC BusinessSupport Foxtrot Consulting, LLC supports the move toward commercial UAS regulations but argues that the current proposal is insu | · | · | · | ||
Green Vegans AdvocacyOppose Green Vegans, a nonprofit human ecology organization, opposes the proposed rulemaking because it fails to conduct a requ | · | · | · | · | · |
GROWMARK, Inc. BusinessSupport GROWMARK, an agricultural cooperative, supports the FAA's proposed rule for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) while | · | · | · | · | |
Helicopter Association International Trade associationSupport The Helicopter Association International (HAI) supports the FAA's proposed rule for integrating small unmanned aircraft | · | · | · | ||
Hoovy LLC BusinessSupport Hoovy LLC, a startup drone advertising company, supports the proposed rule and specifically advocates for the permission | · | · | · | · | |
Horizon Hobby LLC BusinessOppose Horizon Hobby LLC, a manufacturer of radio-controlled model aircraft, opposes the proposed regulations because they fail | · | · | · | · | |
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society AdvocacyOther The Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) expresses concern that the proposed rules for small UAV operations lack | · | · | · | · | · |
Illinois Farm Bureau AdvocacySupport The Illinois Farm Bureau supports the FAA's efforts to integrate small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) into the nationa | · | · | · | ||
Institute of Makers of Explosives Trade associationSupport The Institute of Makers of Explosives (IME) supports the FAA's proposed rulemaking but urges the inclusion of specific r | · | · | · | ||
International Air Transport Association Trade associationSupport The International Air Transport Association (IATA) supports the FAA's proposed regulations for small unmanned aircraft s | · | · | · | · | |
International Brotherhood of Teamsters UnionSupport The International Brotherhood of Teamsters supports the FAA's proposed regulations, urging the agency to maintain strict | · | · | · | · | |
International Center for Law and Economics and TechFreedom AdvocacyOppose The International Center for Law & Economics and TechFreedom argue that the FAA's proposed rules for small unmanned airc | · | · | · | · | |
Kansas Livestock Association Trade associationOppose The Kansas Livestock Association opposes the proposed rule because it is too permissive regarding the low-altitude opera | · | · | · | · | · |
Kapture Digital Media BusinessSupport Kapture Digital Media, a commercial entity, supports the proposed framework for small unmanned aircraft systems but requ | · | · | · | · | |
Krueger & Stienfest, Inc. BusinessSupport Krueger and Stienfest, a construction and demolition company, supports the creation of a "micro UAS class" with specific | · | · | · | · | · |
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company BusinessSupport Liberty Mutual Insurance Company supports the proposed regulations for small unmanned aircraft systems (Part 107), notin | · | · | · | ||
Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association Trade associationOppose The Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association opposes the proposed rule because its "visual" requirement would sev | · | · | · | ||
MAPPS AdvocacySupport MAPPS, a national association of private sector firms in the remote sensing and geospatial data field, supports the prop | · | · | · | · | |
Matternet, Inc. BusinessSupport Matternet, Inc., a technology company specializing in autonomous aerial delivery, supports the proposed sUAS regulations | · | · | · | ||
McTish, Kunkel & Associates BusinessSupport McTish, Kunkel & Associates, a consulting engineering firm in the oil and gas industry, supports the FAA's progress in i | · | · | |||
Mercatus Center at George Mason University AdvocacySupport The Mercatus Center at George Mason University supports the FAA's effort to integrate unmanned aircraft systems into the | · | · | · | ||
Michigan Farm Bureau Trade associationSupport The Michigan Farm Bureau, representing over 45,000 farm families, supports the Final Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Rul | · | · | · | · | |
Modovolate Aviation, LLC BusinessSupport Modovolate Aviation, LLC, a microdrone research and education company, generally supports the proposed rule while advoca | · | · | · | ||
Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. AdvocacySupport The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. | · | · | · | · | |
National Association of REALTORS(R) Trade associationSupport The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) supports the FAA's proposed rule for integrating small unmanned aircraft sys | · | · | · | · | |
National Association of State Aviation Officials GovernmentSupport The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO), representing state government aviation authorities, suppor | · | · | · | ||
National Association of Wheat Growers AdvocacySupport The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) supports the FAA's proposed rule for small unmanned aircraft systems bu | · | · | · | ||
National Roofing Contractors Association Trade associationSupport The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) supports the FAA's proposed rulemaking for small unmanned aircraft s | · | · | · | ||
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company BusinessSupport Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company supports the FAA's proposed framework for small UAS operations, noting that the tech | · | · | · | ||
News Media Coalition AdvocacySupport The American Society of Media Photographers, acting in support of the News Media Coalition, supports the proposed rule f | · | · | · | ||
Newspaper Association of America AdvocacyOther The Newspaper Association of America (NAA) supports the creation of a "micro UAS" classification for drones weighing 4.4 | · | · | · | · | |
NextEra Energy, Inc. BusinessSupport NextEra Energy, Inc., a major energy company, supports the FAA's proposed rules for small unmanned aircraft systems (sUA | · | · | · | · | |
North Dakota Department of Agriculture GovernmentOppose The North Dakota Department of Agriculture opposes the proposed rule's strict visual line-of-sight (VLOS) and daylight-o | · | · | |||
Northern Arapaho Tribe GovernmentSupport The Northern Arapaho Tribe supports the creation of regulations for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) but requests t | · | · | · | ||
Northrop Grumman Corporation BusinessSupport Northrop Grumman Corporation supports the FAA's risk-based approach and flexible regulatory framework for integrating sm | · | · | · | · | |
Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers AdvocacyOppose The Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers opposes several proposed restrictions on small unmanned aircr | · | · | · | ||
Pennoni Associates Inc. BusinessSupport Pennoni Associates, a consulting engineering firm in the oil and gas industry, supports the FAA's proposed rules for sma | · | · | |||
PlaneSense, Inc. and Cobalt Air, LLC BusinessSupport PlaneSense, Inc. | · | · | · | · | |
Port of Los Angeles GovernmentSupport The Port of Los Angeles supports the DOT and FAA's efforts to create rules for small unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) bu | · | · | · | · | |
Predesa, LLC BusinessSupport Predesa, LLC, expresses support for the proposed FAR 107 rules and many of the FAA's specific reasoning points regarding | · | · | · | · | |
Prioria Robotics, Inc. BusinessSupport Prioria Robotics, Inc. | · | · | · | ||
Professional Photographers of America AdvocacySupport The Professional Photographers of America (PPA) supports the FAA's proposed rules for small and micro UAS, particularly | · | · | · | · | |
Professional Society of Drone Journalists AdvocacySupport The Professional Society of Drone Journalists (PSDJ) supports the proposed rules for small unmanned aircraft systems as | · | · | · | · | |
Property Casualty Insurers Association of America Trade associationSupport The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) supports the proposed rules for commercial drone use, noting | · | · | · | ||
QUALCOMM Inc. BusinessSupport Qualcomm Incorporated supports the FAA's proposed rules for small UAS operations and encourages the agency to expedite t | · | · | · | ||
RDO Integrated Controls BusinessSupport The commenter, representing a business, supports the creation of a "micro UAS class" for aircraft weighing less than 4.4 | · | · | · | · | · |
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union UnionOppose The Rocky Mountain Farmers Union (RMFU) opposes several specific restrictions in the proposed rules, arguing that requir | · | · | · | ||
Sagetech Corporation BusinessSupport Sagetech Corporation argues that the FAA should not rule out Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) as a viable techn | · | · | · | · | |
Schertz Aerial Services, Inc. BusinessSupport Scott Schertz, President of Schertz Aerial Service, Inc., supports the proposed UAS regulations but argues they are inad | · | · | · | · | |
Skycatch, Inc. along with Clayco, Inc., AECOM, Inc., and DPR Construction, Inc. AdvocacySupport Skycatch, Inc., along with Clayco, AECOM, and DPR Construction, submitted comments regarding the proposed rules for smal | · | · | |||
Skycatch, Inc., Clayco, Inc., AECOM, Inc., and DPR Construction, Inc. AdvocacySupport Skycatch, Inc., along with Clayco, AECOM, and DPR Construction, submitted comments regarding the proposed rules for smal | · | · | · | ||
Skydio BusinessSupport Skydio, a drone technology company, supports the proposed rulemaking but advocates for the inclusion of beyond line of s | · | · | · | · | |
SkySpecs BusinessSupport SkySpecs, Inc., a company developing sense-and-avoid technology for unmanned aircraft, expresses support for the FAA's N | · | · | · | ||
Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) AdvocacyOther The Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) provides mixed feedback on the proposed small UAS regulations, suppo | · | · | · | · | · |
South Dakota Department of Agriculture GovernmentSupport The South Dakota Department of Agriculture supports the integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the national | · | · | |||
Southern Company BusinessSupport Southern Company, an electric utility, supports the proposed rule for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) as a way to | · | · | · | · | |
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company BusinessSupport State Farm, an insurance company, supports the FAA's proposed rules for small UAS while recommending specific modificati | · | · | · | ||
Statoil BusinessSupport Statoil, an oil and gas company, supports the FAA's progress in integrating UAS into the national airspace and notes the | · | · | |||
Student Press Law Center AdvocacySupport The Student Press Law Center supports the inclusion of micro UAS regulations to facilitate their use in journalism educa | · | · | · | · | · |
Tallman Aerial Spraying, Inc. BusinessOppose John D. | · | · | · | · | |
The Nature Conservancy AdvocacySupport The Nature Conservancy supports the proposed rules for small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) but argues that the blanke | · | · | · | ||
Travelers United AdvocacySupport Travelers United, a consumer advocacy group, supports the proposed action but argues that the current NPRM is too restri | · | · | · | ||
UAS America Fund, LLC BusinessSupport UAS America Fund, LLC, a private investment platform for the unmanned aircraft industry, supports the FAA's proposed rul | · | · | · | · | |
US Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association AdvocacySupport The United States Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association (USHPA) supports the development of regulations for small unman | · | · | · | · | · |
Vail Resorts BusinessSupport Vail Resorts, a major ski resort operator, supports the proposed rules for small unmanned aircraft systems but requests | · | · | · | · | |
Woodard & Curran Inc. BusinessSupport Woodard & Curran Inc., an oil and gas industry company, supports the FAA's proposed rules for small UAS but urges the ag | · | · |
ACEC
Trade associationSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Visual line of sight requirements
Aerius Flight, LLC
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Aeronautical Repair Station Association
Trade associationSupport
Cost of compliance
Aerospace Industries Association (AIA)
Trade associationSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Cost of compliance
Ag Info Tech, LLC.
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Agricultural Technology Alliance
AdvocacySupport
Cost of compliance
Air Tractor, Inc.
BusinessSupport
Visual line of sight requirements
Airborne Law Enforcement Association
AdvocacySupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA)
AdvocacySupport
Uas interference with manned aircraft
AirGon, LLC
BusinessSupport
Cost of compliance
Airlines for America
Trade associationSupport
Uas interference with manned aircraft
Airport Council International-North America
Trade associationSupport
Night flight operations
Uas interference with manned aircraft
American Association for Justice
AdvocacyOppose
Uas interference with manned aircraft
American Farm Bureau Federation
AdvocacySupport
Cost of compliance
American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers
Trade associationSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Visual line of sight requirements
American Insurance Association
Trade associationSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Appraisal Institute
Trade associationSupport
Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc.
Trade associationSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Cost of compliance
Associated Equipment Distributors
Trade associationSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Visual line of sight requirements
Associated General Contractors of America
Trade associationSupport
Night flight operations
Association of American Universities and Association of Public Land-grant Universities
AdvocacySupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Cost of compliance
Association of Commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Trade associationSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
AUVSI
AdvocacySupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Barrick Gold of North America, Inc.
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Cabot Oil and Gas Corporation
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Visual line of sight requirements
Center for Democracy & Technology
AdvocacySupport
City and County of Denver, Colorado
GovernmentOppose
City of Phoenix Aviation Department
GovernmentSupport
Uas interference with manned aircraft
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Visual line of sight requirements
Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations
Trade associationOppose
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Uas interference with manned aircraft
Colorado Ski Country USA, Inc.
Trade associationSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Commonwealth Edison Company
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Visual line of sight requirements
Competitive Enterprise Institute
AdvocacyOppose
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Consumers Energy Company
BusinessOppose
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Visual line of sight requirements
CropLife America
AdvocacySupport
Uas interference with manned aircraft
Drone Labs
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Cost of compliance
Edison Electric Institute
Trade associationSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
EEI/NRECA/APPA
Trade associationSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Visual line of sight requirements
Entech Engineering, Inc.
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Visual line of sight requirements
Exelon Corporation
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' (FDACS) Unmanned AircraftSystems (UAS) Working Group
GovernmentSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Foxtrot Consulting, LLC
BusinessSupport
Visual line of sight requirements
Uas interference with manned aircraft
Green Vegans
AdvocacyOppose
GROWMARK, Inc.
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Helicopter Association International
Trade associationSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Uas interference with manned aircraft
Hoovy LLC
BusinessSupport
Night flight operations
Horizon Hobby LLC
BusinessOppose
Cost of compliance
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
AdvocacyOther
Illinois Farm Bureau
AdvocacySupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Cost of compliance
Institute of Makers of Explosives
Trade associationSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Cost of compliance
International Air Transport Association
Trade associationSupport
Uas interference with manned aircraft
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
UnionSupport
Night flight operations
International Center for Law and Economics and TechFreedom
AdvocacyOppose
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Kansas Livestock Association
Trade associationOppose
Kapture Digital Media
BusinessSupport
Night flight operations
Krueger & Stienfest, Inc.
BusinessSupport
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Visual line of sight requirements
Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
Trade associationOppose
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Visual line of sight requirements
MAPPS
AdvocacySupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Matternet, Inc.
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Cost of compliance
McTish, Kunkel & Associates
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Visual line of sight requirements
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
AdvocacySupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Michigan Farm Bureau
Trade associationSupport
Night flight operations
Modovolate Aviation, LLC
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Cost of compliance
Motion Picture Association of America, Inc.
AdvocacySupport
Night flight operations
National Association of REALTORS(R)
Trade associationSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
National Association of State Aviation Officials
GovernmentSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Uas interference with manned aircraft
National Association of Wheat Growers
AdvocacySupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Cost of compliance
National Roofing Contractors Association
Trade associationSupport
Night flight operations
Visual line of sight requirements
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Visual line of sight requirements
News Media Coalition
AdvocacySupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Newspaper Association of America
AdvocacyOther
Night flight operations
NextEra Energy, Inc.
BusinessSupport
Cost of compliance
North Dakota Department of Agriculture
GovernmentOppose
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Visual line of sight requirements
Northern Arapaho Tribe
GovernmentSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Visual line of sight requirements
Northrop Grumman Corporation
BusinessSupport
Uas interference with manned aircraft
Organization of Fish and Wildlife Information Managers
AdvocacyOppose
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Pennoni Associates Inc.
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Visual line of sight requirements
PlaneSense, Inc. and Cobalt Air, LLC
BusinessSupport
Uas interference with manned aircraft
Port of Los Angeles
GovernmentSupport
Uas interference with manned aircraft
Predesa, LLC
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Prioria Robotics, Inc.
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Cost of compliance
Professional Photographers of America
AdvocacySupport
Cost of compliance
Professional Society of Drone Journalists
AdvocacySupport
Cost of compliance
Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
Trade associationSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Visual line of sight requirements
QUALCOMM Inc.
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Visual line of sight requirements
RDO Integrated Controls
BusinessSupport
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union
UnionOppose
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Visual line of sight requirements
Sagetech Corporation
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Schertz Aerial Services, Inc.
BusinessSupport
Visual line of sight requirements
Skycatch, Inc. along with Clayco, Inc., AECOM, Inc., and DPR Construction, Inc.
AdvocacySupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Cost of compliance
Skycatch, Inc., Clayco, Inc., AECOM, Inc., and DPR Construction, Inc.
AdvocacySupport
Night flight operations
Cost of compliance
Skydio
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
SkySpecs
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Visual line of sight requirements
Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE)
AdvocacyOther
South Dakota Department of Agriculture
GovernmentSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Visual line of sight requirements
Southern Company
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Statoil
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Visual line of sight requirements
Student Press Law Center
AdvocacySupport
Tallman Aerial Spraying, Inc.
BusinessOppose
Uas interference with manned aircraft
The Nature Conservancy
AdvocacySupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Night flight operations
Travelers United
AdvocacySupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
Visual line of sight requirements
UAS America Fund, LLC
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
US Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association
AdvocacySupport
Vail Resorts
BusinessSupport
Night flight operations
Woodard & Curran Inc.
BusinessSupport
Beyond-line-of-sight flight
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- Feb 22, 2020Tri City ModelersOpposeTrade association
The Tri City Modelers, a model aviation club, opposes the proposed remote identification rules because they believe the requirements impose unnecessary costs and restrictions on hobbyists. They specifically argue that the rule fails to account for rural areas with poor internet connectivity and that individual aircraft registration is an undue burden for line-of-sight model aviation.
Read comment → - Aug 26, 2016Michigan Farm BureauSupportTrade association📎 Attachment
The Michigan Farm Bureau, representing over 45,000 farm families, supports the Final Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Rule but requests specific amendments to benefit agricultural operations. They advocate for increasing the maximum flight height to 500 feet to safely fly near wind turbines, clarifying definitions for "appropriate lighting" and "line of sight," and creating a best practices/exemption process for operating near rural airports.
Read comment → - Jul 20, 2015Catalyst Partners, LLCOtherBusiness📎 AttachmentRead comment →
- Jun 10, 2015California Department of TransportationSupportGovernment📎 Attachment
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) submitted comments providing specific technical recommendations to improve the safety and clarity of the proposed rules for small unmanned aircraft systems. They advocate for stricter proximity restrictions near airports and heliports, clearer definitions of operational guidelines, and specific reporting thresholds for accidents.
Read comment → - Jun 1, 2015Dieffenbauch & Hritz, LLCSupportBusiness📎 Attachment
Dieffenbauch & Hritz, LLC, a company in the oil and gas industry, supports the FAA's progress in integrating UAS into the national airspace and urges the quick adoption of the proposed rules. However, they argue that the visual line-of-sight (VLOS) restrictions are too limiting for pipeline inspections and request a waiver process for flights outside of VLOS, as well as exceptions for operations over people and at night.
Read comment → - Jun 1, 2015Entech Engineering, Inc.SupportBusiness📎 Attachment
Entech Engineering, Inc., a member of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, supports the FAA's proposed rules for small UAS but urges the agency to adopt them quickly to avoid stifling innovation. The company specifically requests that the FAA provide waivers or variances for flights outside of visual line-of-sight and for certain nighttime or over-people operations to better serve the pipeline industry.
Read comment → - Jun 1, 2015Woodard & Curran Inc.SupportBusiness📎 Attachment
Woodard & Curran Inc., an oil and gas industry company, supports the FAA's proposed rules for small UAS but urges the agency to adopt them quickly to avoid stifling innovation. They specifically request that the FAA provide waivers or variances for flights outside of visual line-of-sight (VLOS) and for certain nighttime or over-people operations to better serve the pipeline industry.
Read comment → - May 29, 2015Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.SupportBusiness📎 Attachment
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc., a company in the oil and gas industry, supports the FAA's efforts to integrate UAS into the national airspace and requests that the rules be adopted quickly to avoid stifling innovation. They specifically advocate for waivers or variances regarding visual line-of-sight (VLOS) restrictions and limitations on flights over people or at night to better accommodate pipeline inspections.
Read comment → - May 29, 2015Cabot Oil and Gas CorporationSupportBusiness📎 Attachment
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation supports the FAA's progress in integrating UAS into the national airspace, noting that the technology will significantly improve safety and efficiency in the oil and gas industry. However, the company argues that the proposed visual line-of-sight (VLOS) rules are too restrictive for pipeline inspections and requests a waiver process for flights outside of VLOS and certain nighttime or over-people operations.
Read comment → - May 29, 2015Pennoni Associates Inc.SupportBusiness📎 Attachment
Pennoni Associates, a consulting engineering firm in the oil and gas industry, supports the FAA's proposed rules for small UAS but urges the agency to adopt them quickly to avoid stifling innovation. They specifically advocate for waivers or variances regarding visual line-of-sight (VLOS) restrictions and operations over people to better accommodate pipeline inspections.
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