UAS
North Texas UAS Website
Please visit the North Texas UAS Website for upcoming Drone Workshop information, operational requirements and guidelines, resources, and much more.
Know Before You Fly Your Drone Workshops
As all communities work together to stop the spread of COVID-19, all workshops are virtual.
Join NCTCOG and UAS professionals for a series of workshops on Drone Awareness. NCTCOG will hold 12 "Know Before You Fly Your Drone" workshops over the next two years in locations throughout North Texas. Learn about where to fly, best practices, rules and regulations, and much more.
The first workshop on January 18, 2020, at NCTCOG offices, was attended by a diverse group of more than 50 participants. Special thanks to all our volunteer speakers and sponsors.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
UAS is the unmanned aircraft and all of the associated support
equipment, control
station, data links, telemetry, communications and navigation equipment necessary to operate the unmanned aircraft. Source: FAA
UAS Task Force
The North Central Texas Council of Governments has convened the North Texas Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Safety and Integration Task Force to help mitigate reckless UAS operation and promote the safe integration of UAS technology into the DFW regional airspace. The Task Force is comprised of public-sector representatives at the federal, state, and local levels as well as private-sector representatives from the Aviation and UAS Industries, Academia, Military, and others.
UAS Task Force Meetings
Next Meeting
Tuesday, March 30, 10 am
Virtual Meeting
Background
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) have been used primarily by the military for many years. As this emerging technology develops, UAS activity is on the rise with benefits expected through a variety of civilian and commercial applications. In 2012, federal legislation required the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to safely integrate UAS into the National Air Space by September 2015. In December 2013, the FAA announced the selection of the six public entities that will develop unmanned aircraft systems research and test sites around the country.
"These congressionally-mandated test sites will conduct critical research into the certification and operational requirements necessary to safely integrate UAS into the national airspace over the next several years. Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi was selected as one of the six sites and plans to develop system safety requirements for UAS vehicles and operations with a goal of protocols and procedures for airworthiness testing." Source: FAA Press Release
In February of 2012, NCTCOG staff published the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Report, a product of the Regional General Aviation and Heliport System Plan.
February 23, 2021
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January 26, 2021
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Mineral Wells Innovation Zone Update
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December 1, 2020
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October 27, 2020
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September 29, 2020
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August 25, 2020
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Agenda, Presentations - PSURT and Aviation Unmanned Vehicle Museum
Due to proprietary content, not all meeting presentations will be posted on the website.
Virtual Large UAS Pilot Training - Briefing available on request from Matthew.Martin@L3Harris.com
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July 28, 2020
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June 30, 2020
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May 26, 2020
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April 28, 2020
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January 28, 2020
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October 30, 2019
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Agenda, Presentations: Bees360 and NCTCOG
Presentation: Dr. Yan Wan |
September 24, 2019
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July 23, 2019
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June 25, 2019
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May 28, 2019
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April 23, 2019
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March 25, 2019
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February 18, 2019
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December 11, 2018
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October 23, 2018
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Staff Contacts: Ernest Huffman, Natalie Bettger