Image above: VAI/Mark Bennett VAI Flight Report: Making BVLOS Work Under a recently proposed FAA rule, UAS would operate in the same low-altitude space as many rotorcraft operations. In August, the FAA released a proposed rule, Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations, that would enable beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones. Known as Part 108, the proposed rule is critical to vertical flight because UAS operate in the same low-altitude airspace as many rotorcraft operations. VAI welcomes this essential step in the maturation of the UAS sector—but not at the cost of the safety and efficiency of our existing aviation ecosystem. Watch the September VAI Flight Report video to learn more about what’s in Part 108 and VAI’s suggestions for how BVLOS operations can work for everyone. VAI encourages all members of the vertical aviation community to review the association’s comments and submit them, along with any of their own perspectives, to the FAA. Comments are due to the FAA by Monday, Oct. 6.
