I think we need a reel. It would be great if we could edit together a short 3-5 minute reel showing inspirational AP and footage of different applications of sUAV's with a narrative explaining the benefits of commercial AP.
It would also be good to consolidate some of these clips for distribution to news organizations, we need to start at least trying to control the image and messages getting into the public discourse over drones.
If there's an agreement on this I'd be willing to edit, pay for narration and graphics etc.. if anyone is a good writer that can help that would be great.
Curious, how many signatures does it take for you guys to get serious about starting a PAC? I'm not implying the people in this discussion aren't serious but now that the Petition is online and we're getting it out there what next?
Chuck,
A PAC would have been great 12 months ago when we had time to get in on the conversations regarding regulation. It's late now though and the FAA is clearly pushing to get in front of any decision that the appeals court may render in the Pirker case while also trying to cut off FPV flying.
The petition is a good first step and I hope that it will be widely circulated amongst commercial operators AND THE PEOPLE THAT HIRE THEM.
The petition holds as much potential for the customers as it does the operators.
In the meantime I'm going to try to get the new website up and running as something of a depository for now. It will be at
www.understandingsuas.com. I've got to set up a wordpress theme and direct the nameserver stuff to it as well as configure a few email accounts. Once done I'll begin posting to it and will post updates here.
I'd love to know if Pirker's lawyer is planning a response to the FAA's attempt to get around the court's decision. Maybe someone can email him with a copy of the petition signature request and see what kind of response they get?