NAAA Drone Safety Press Release Sparks PR Campaign

Last week’s press release cautioning hobbyist and professional drone operators not to interfere with low-altitude manned agricultural aircraft created a public relations campaign amongst agriculture outlets.

NAAA CEO Andrew Moore discussed the association’s safety recommendations for uncrewed operators operating within the vicinity of crewed ag aircraft on RFD-TV’s Market Day Report last Friday. He spoke with anchor Suzanne Alexander from NAAA’s headquarters in Virginia. Market Day Report is RFD-TV’s most watched weekly live news program broadcast to 48 million homes nationwide.

During the live television interview, Moore reiterated that drones give right away to manned aircraft and that manned ag aviators should circle the application site before entering it to ensure UAS operators have time to spot the manned aircraft and land their UAS. Moore also explained that manned and unmanned pilots should use frequency 122.925 to communicate with each other. Watch the broadcast here. 

The press release also appeared on the CropLife publication website and in their eNewsletter twice this week.