Drones Keep Rising, Amazon Ex-Commercial Pilot Tells FAA Event
In a year, there has been an 18% jump in registered drones and 12% increase in certified remote pilots, said Sean Cassidy, Amazon Prime Air director-safety and regulatory affairs. Over the next five years, registered pilots are expected to double…
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and drones to increase four or five times, he said. It’s critical to “connect to the drone community” and “get the safety message across,” he said. The former commercial pilot spoke Thursday at a symposium (see 2007080070) co-sponsored by FAA and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International. Tomorrow's issue of this publication will have a report on additional comments from the conference's day two.