Change, Not a New Frontier

摘要

Some may remember the days when the Civil Aviation Administration moved from bonfires and directional signs on the side of barns to electronic directional beacons. Some may remember the operational requirement changes needed when the Federal Aviation Administration moved from tracking aircraft using primary RADAR to automation capability showing aircraft transponder information. If you don't remember or haven't read about these changes, don't be concerned -you are about to experience this generation's own aviation change, or should I say paradigm shift. The changes required to regulate, technically architect, and operate Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) have already made their primer in some theaters and will be in an airspace near you in the not-so-distant future.