Dave Mathewson

Our collective voices may be needed to help guide the direction of model aviation in the future.
If you’ve been following this column
during the last year or so, you’ll recall that
I’ve written about the FAA’s Aviation
Rulemaking Committee (ARC) that was
created by Executive Order of the FAA acting
administrator in April 2008. The purpose of
this ARC, as established in order number
1110.150 (http://rgl.faa.gov/regulatory_and_
guidance_library/rgOrders.nsf/0/8616600949d
cc4b78625742c004c52b0/$FILE/1110.150.pd
f), was to draft recommendations for the FAA
to consider in developing a regulatory basis
for the operation of small unmanned aircraft
systems (sUAS) in the National Airspace
System (NAS).