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<DIV>That sort of operational concept question has been an FAA subject for years and is of course evolving rapidly. There is a huge amount of detail and definition of terms involved in this area.</DIV>
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<DIV>But short answer is yes.</DIV>
<DIV>Ron Lockhart</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Do UAV's get permission and follow ground control commands if entering controlled airspace? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=bob@toprudder.com href="mailto:bob@toprudder.com">Bob Richards</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Altitude limits</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I know that the AOPA is watching the UAV issue very closely. They seem to be dead set against UAVs sharing controlled airspace with normal aircraft, unless separation can be insured.<BR><BR><B><I>Ed White <<A href="mailto:edvwhite@sbcglobal.net">edvwhite@sbcglobal.net</A>></I></B> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Arch,<BR><BR>I also work with UAV projects. Up until recently it was a grey area and different FAA field offices offered their own interpretation of this AC with regard to UAV's. In the last year or so we were told was a more formal interpretation from FAA headquarters that said this AC covers only model airplanes flown by hobbyists and it can not be applied to UAV's or model aircraft flown for commercial purposes. The commercial purposes was key.<BR><BR>You are correct that the FAA is developing rules for UAV's flown for commercial purposes (and have been developing such rules for at least 4-5 years that I know of, probably longer). The AC has existed for over 25 years and has had little effect on us. Very few flyers know it even exists. I think you are right on the money that it is up to us to be smart and careful so that when the new rules fina
lly do come out, they won't restrict us excessively.<BR><BR>Ed<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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