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In this episode of the Do You Know Drones podcast, host Jason San Souci interviews Liz Forro, the policy director of the Commercial Drone Alliance, at the Kelly Hills Unmanned Ag Field Day in Seneca, Kansas. Forro shares that this is her first time at the event, which she finds impressive due to its collaborative model involving industry, academia, and various levels of government. The conversation focuses on the challenges and opportunities for the drone industry in the regulatory space, particularly concerning the FAA's recent policy proposals. Forro explains the need for a scalable framework, specifically for one operator managing multiple drones, and encourages the drone community to provide detailed, constructive feedback to the FAA. The discussion concludes with Forro's three-point formula for effective commenting on proposed rules: standing, impact, and solution.

🔑 Key Takeaways:

• The Kelly Hills Unmanned Ag Field Day is an example of successful collaboration among industry, academia, and government.

• The FAA is seeking industry input on key policy gaps, such as enabling one operator to control multiple drones safely at scale.

• The recent policy proposal from the FAA is a significant step up from Part 107 waivers and will require the industry to "level up" its safety standards.

• Effective commenting on policy proposals requires demonstrating how the rule impacts you, providing data to support your claims, and offering specific solutions.

• Community action and consensus on solutions can help the FAA navigate the policymaking process more efficiently.

  
  

⌛ Timestamps:

[00:00:00] - Liz Forro discusses the importance of collaboration among different groups in the drone industry.

[00:02:17] - Liz explains the regulatory challenges and opportunities, focusing on gaps in FAA policy.

[00:04:37] - Jason San Souci and Liz Forro discuss the difficulty of creating universal standards for an industry that touches nearly every other industry.

[00:10:25] - Liz Forro details her three-point formula for writing effective comments on FAA proposals: standing, impact, and solution.

[00:13:12] - The conversation highlights the importance of the drone community standing together to provide consistent feedback to regulators.

Follow the Guest Lizz Forro:

👉 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-forro-05422639/

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👉 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonsansouci/

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👉 X(Twitter): https://x.com/DronesDyk

👉 Email: dykdrones@gmail.com

Follow the Podcast:

👉 Apple Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/do-you-know-drones/id1479307112

👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkEdTOmNXn0R7EN9sP3dKxw/

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