Chairman peters in recent years, the market for commercial use has rapidly expanded due to the affordability and utility of drones that are readily accessible to government, to industry, and to recreational users. The faa estimates that by 2020, about 2. 3 million uass, including 1. 5 million recreational drones and model aircrafts and about 800,000 commercial uass, will be registered to fly in the u. S. Between 2016 and 2019, Airline Pilots reported on average more than 100 drone sightings per month to the faa. The increase in the number of uass operating in our airspace creates higher risk of rogue drones, either failing to obey safety rules or operating with nefarious intentions, threatening manned aircraft operations, airports, Critical Infrastructure facilities and high profile widely attended events such as sporting events, concerts and more. While most individuals operate their drones responsibly, we have already seen careless and malicious actors misuse these technologies to en
Chairman peters in recent years, the market for commercial use has rapidly expanded due to the affordability and utility of drones that are readily accessible to government, to industry, and to recreational users. The faa estimates that by 2020, about 2. 3 million uass, including 1. 5 million recreational drones and model aircrafts and about 800,000 commercial uass, will be registered to fly in the u. S. Between 2016 and 2019, Airline Pilots reported on average more than 100 drone sightings per month to the faa. The increase in the number of uass operating in our airspace creates higher risk of rogue drones, either failing to obey safety rules or operating with nefarious intentions, threatening manned aircraft operations, airports, Critical Infrastructure facilities and high profile widely attended events such as sporting events, concerts and more. While most individuals operate their drones responsibly, we have already seen careless and malicious actors misuse these technologies to en
Years, the market for commercial use has rapidly expanded due to the affordability and utility of drones that are readily accessible to government, to industry, and to recreational users. The faa estimates that by 2020, about 2. 3 million uass, including 1. 5 million recreational drones and model aircrafts and about 800,000 commercial uass, will be registered to fly in the u. S. Between 2016 and 2019, Airline Pilots reported on average more than 100 drone sightings per month to the faa. The increase in the number of uass operating in our airspace creates higher risk of rogue drones, either failing to obey safety rules or operating with nefarious intentions, threatening manned aircraft operations, airports, Critical Infrastructure facilities and high profile widely attended events such as sporting events, concerts and more. While most individuals operate their drones responsibly, we have already seen careless and malicious actors misuse these technologies to engage in reckless or crimin
Years, the market for commercial use has rapidly expanded due to the affordability and utility of drones that are readily accessible to government, to industry, and to recreational users. The faa estimates that by 2020, about 2. 3 million uass, including 1. 5 million recreational drones and model aircrafts and about 800,000 commercial uass, will be registered to fly in the u. S. Between 2016 and 2019, Airline Pilots reported on average more than 100 drone sightings per month to the faa. The increase in the number of uass operating in our airspace creates higher risk of rogue drones, either failing to obey safety rules or operating with nefarious intentions, threatening manned aircraft operations, airports, Critical Infrastructure facilities and high profile widely attended events such as sporting events, concerts and more. While most individuals operate their drones responsibly, we have already seen careless and malicious actors misuse these technologies to engage in reckless or crimin
Chairman peters drones readily accessible. The faa estimates by 2024 about 2. 4 3 million usafs including 1. 5 million recreational drums at model aircraft and about 800,000 commercial uafs will be registered to fly in u. S. Airspace. Between 2016 and 2019 Airline Pilots reported on average more than 100 drone sightings per month to the faa. Uass operating in our airspace creates higher risk of rogue drones, either failing to obey safety rules or operating with nefarious intentions, threatening manned aircraft operations, airports, Critical Infrastructure facilities and high profile widely attended events such as sporting events, concerts and more. While most individuals operate their drones responsibly, we have already seen careless and malicious actors misuse these technologies to engage in reckless or criminal activities. In september of 2017, a privately operated drone in brooklyn, new york was intentionally flown beyond the operators line of sight and collided with a u. S. Army bl