1. Important New Directions for UAS: FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
Reauthorization Process: CODEL/Constituents Congress FAA ‘5 year targets’:
Extend Test Range authorizations thru 2023
Allow Test Ranges to receive Federal funding
Allow Universities to receive UAS flight development research grants
Accelerate Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations (BVLOS)
Allow Test Ranges to operate BVLOS with onboard see-and-avoid safety sensors
Accelerate Unmanned Traffic Management incorporation

2. Important New Directions for UAS : FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018
(Continued)
Determine local government interest/ideas for managing low-altitude airspace, establish National best policy
Define national UAS privacy and civil rights denial policy
Enhance UAS use in Public Safety while enforcing No-Drone Zones
Figure out how to pay FAA’s costs for UAS
Codify Educational UAS use policy
Require FAA “Airspace Knowledge Test” of everyone flying UAS

3. UH UAS Ops Kaneohe Bay Oct 28 2018 1000-1400
FAA ‘Educational Interpretation’:
Paid UAS operators or higher; students - no certificate requirement
NOTAM HNL 10/179 in force: 200’ AGL, Day VLOS
FAA permission granted, Class E airspace
Tour Helicopter radio:
FAA 24/7 watch desk:
Concerns: