Third FAASTeam Part 137 Drone Safety Webinar Featured NAAA CEO Andrew Moore Talking About the Importance of Professional Aerial Application Associations

The third FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) Pro Tips for Part 137 UAS Pilots and Operators webinar was held on the evening of September 10, 2024. This was a follow up to earlier Part 137 drone safety webinars held in June and August. A recording of this week’s webinar can be viewed here. There were 159 attendees.

The webinar began with a reminder about the importance of part 137 drone operations developing a safety culture. Industry moderators Jeramy Williams and Joel Jones stressed to the audience that safety can’t take a back seat at part 137 drone operations.

The featured speaker of the webinar was NAAA CEO Andrew Moore. He gave a thorough overview of all the work NAAA does to promote and protect the entire aerial application industry, including public relations, ensuring pesticides are available for aerial applicators, supporting aerial application technology research, organizing education programs, and the Ag Aviation Expo, etc. Moore also talked about the formation of NAAA’s new Uncrewed Aerial Application Systems (UAAS) Committee.

There are more webinars planned for this series throughout next year, covering numerous topics including registering drones with the FAA, getting insured, and acquiring a 44807 exemption. Recordings of all of the webinars can also be found at www.theagdronepodcast.com.