FAA Reopening Comment Period for UAS BVLOS, Specifically to Gather Information on ADS-B/EC Practicality to Deconflict Traffic Between Manned and Unmanned Aircraft
The FAA plans to reopen the comment period for 14 days on its recent proposed rule allowing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to operate beyond visual line of sight of the UAS operator. The agency wants to gather more information on the feasibility of using electronic conspicuity (EC) devices as a safety mechanism to deconflict collisions between crewed and uncrewed aircraft. EC acts as a more portable, reduced-range ADS-B device that also provides anonymity to its user.