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Assessing Small Uas Operator Flight Behavior And Potential Interference With Aviation Operations In Controlled Airspace, Ryan J. Wallace Ed.D., Tom Haritos Ph.D., John M. Robbins Ph.D.
Assessing Small Uas Operator Flight Behavior And Potential Interference With Aviation Operations In Controlled Airspace, Ryan J. Wallace Ed.D., Tom Haritos Ph.D., John M. Robbins Ph.D.
National Training Aircraft Symposium (NTAS)
The rapid rise of small UAS (sUAS) operations in the National Airspace System is generating an increasing concern about possible interference with manned aircraft. Reported sightings of UAS by manned aircraft pilots rose from an average of 147 sightings per month in 2016 to 188 sightings per month in the first three quarters of 2017. The purpose of this study was to evaluate sUAS operator behaviors and identify sUAS interference with aviation operations in the sample area. The authors partnered with a UAS technology company to deploy an AeroScope, a passive radio frequency detection device, in proximity to Tampa International …