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FAA Urged To Do Gender-Neutral Rewrite
An FAA committee is recommending the agency adopt gender-neutral terminology systemwide to purge its millions of pages of regulations, reports and correspondence of terms like cockpit, airman and even NOTAM. The FAA Drone Advisory Committee Task Group 10, which was co-chaired by AOPA President Mark Baker and Patricia Gilbert, executive vice president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, tabled the hefty report at the June 23 meeting of the drone committee as a step toward “modeling the leadership and behaviors that will build a more inclusive aviation community.” It even included a style guide for those tasked with the monumental chore of doing the edit.
COPA introduces robust drone membership program May 19, 2021
Through Magnes and Coverdrone, COPA is offering its members an exclusive insurance program, for both recreational and commercial RPAS pilots. (Photo: Ben Burger, Adobe Stock)
Aiming to bridge the gap between traditional and remote aviation, the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association (COPA) on May 14 introduced new membership options to include Canada’s growing drone community. In announcing its new membership program, the association points to how the maturization of Remotely Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) is transforming Canada’s economy through a range of missions like disaster management, search and rescue, infrastructure, photography and imaging, and product delivery, in addition to recreational use.