Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Date and Time: Tuesday, April 12, 2016, starting at 17:30 AZST

Speaker(s): Ernie Copeland, Sarah Nilsson

Brief Description:
This event will cover the current status of the integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the national airspace system. Speakers for the event include Ernie Copeland, FAASTeam Program Manager at the SDL FSDO, and Sarah Nilsson, JD, PhD, MAS, CFI/II.

The FAA's UAS Integration Office (AFS-80) is the Agency's single point of contact for everything UAS. It was established in 2013 with a vision for safe, timely, and efficient integration of UAS into the National Airspace System (NAS). The UAS Integration Office collaboratively develops operating concepts, policies, requirements, criteria, and procedures for new system evaluations, integration, and implementation of emerging UAS technologies. It is the sponsoring office for all FAA UAS Research and Development initiatives, and coordinates all UAS operational authorizations, including Certificate of Waiver or Authorizations (COAs) and Section 333 exemptions.

Select Number: WP0767960

Location of Seminar: 
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
3700 Willow Creek Rd.
Davis Learning Center (DLC), BLDG 20
Prescott, AZ 86301

Directions to Venue:
***Entering at Dan Carrell Dr.*** Enter the ERAU campus from Willow Creek Rd. at the intersection of Dan Carrell Dr. and Heritage Park Rd. (this is the only entrance with a traffic light). At the round-about, exit at the first opportunity - north on Dobberteen Dr.. The DLC, building 20, is on the left side, about .1 miles from the round-about.

***Entering at Haas Blvd.*** Enter the ERAU campus from Willow Creek Rd., northernmost entrance, on Haas Blvd. At the first four-way intersection, turn left on Dobberteen Dr. The DLC, building 20, is on the right side, about .1 miles from the intersection.

Fly-in Seminar?: No

Seating: 396 seats at the facility

Registration Information:
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Sponsoring Division: FAASTeam

Contact Information: BRIAN JOSEPH ROGGOW
Phone: (928) 777-4306
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Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):
This FREE safety seminar is sponsored by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, is a nonprofit, independent institution offering more than 40 baccalaureate, master’s and Ph.D. degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business and Engineering. Embry-Riddle educates students at residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Fla., and Prescott, Ariz., and through the Worldwide Campus with more than 150 locations in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The university is a major research center, seeking solutions to real-world problems in partnership with the aerospace industry, other universities and government agencies.

Equal Access Information:
The FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) is committed to providing equal access to this meeting/event for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because of a disability, please communicate your request as soon as possible with the person in the “Contact Information” area of the meeting/event notice. Note that two weeks is usually required to arrange services.

Credit Applicability:
1 Credit for Basic Knowledge Topic 3