VAI/Mark Bennett Members: Submit VAI’s comments today on FAA’s new drone rule Right-of-way rules must protect low-altitude crewed operations under Part 108. We are urging our members to submit VAI’s updated comments to the FAA on the proposed Part 108 beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone rule by this Wednesday, Feb. 11. The FAA reopened the comment period for a short window, and this round focuses on one issue that drives low-altitude safety risk: right-of-way. These decisions will set the baseline for how drones and crewed aircraft share the airspace where vertical flight operates every day. Please submit VAI’s comments under your name and organization today. The filing takes a few minutes, and the deadline is Wednesday, Feb. 11. VAI is urging the FAA to keep established right-of-way rules as the governing baseline for crewed aircraft and to protect the least maneuverable aircraft in shared low-altitude airspace. The final rule should not shift risk onto helicopter crews through “see and avoid” assumptions when small unmanned aircraft systems operate beyond visual line of sight. Right-of-way must be clear, practical, and enforceable for BVLOS operations. Your submission strengthens the record. It shows the FAA that operators who fly these missions support BVLOS integration only when the framework protects crewed aircraft and preserves long-standing right-of-way rules. Submit VAI’s comments today!
