Chevron Deference
(The FAAs current legal strategy to circumvent lawmakers)
The government in a case between the EPA and Chevron
determined in the name of safety they could impose regulation without
congressional legislation. The FAA has taken a page from the EPA’s play book
and imposing restrictions without actual law being passed by states or
Congress. They have basically created a situation where the use of Unmanned
Aerial Systems (UAS) for commercial use is illegal despite the fact that there
are no laws stating that it is. Being an advocate for state’s rights I believe
that the states should be the entity to determine that laws on the use of UAS
within their states and with the need for jobs throughout the country I would
assume that uses for surveying, agriculture, oil and gas as well as mineral
exploration. The FAA is using the excuse of public safety to make draconian
restrictions on the commercial UAS industry. They are as well very inconsistent
to whom they authorize and for what reasons.
They have given authorization to the Puma, the Raven and the
Scan Eagle, UAS technologies utilized during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Not saying that these systems are bad but they aren’t any better than many
other commercial UAS technologies which are priced significantly more
economical. Just as an example the Cyclops has four hour duration of flight
with a five pound payload with a base price of $5,400. It is manufactured in
China but that doesn’t minimize its flight worthiness or capabilities. When I
was looking for the cost of the Scan Eagle I heard that the whole system cost over
a million dollars. The best pricing I was quoted came from the supplier of
Insitu camera systems who told me the base price is $150,000. AeroVironment is
imbedded into the FAA and this is a clear conflict of interest.
States’ rights and Congressional authority has been just
given up to a Federal Bureaucracy, stepping all over free trade and commerce in
the name of safety, playing on the lack of technical prowess pertaining to this
technology they have hijacked the rule of law in this country all in the name
of public safety. Well let’s talk about safety. I just became informed of a
requirement in the state of Florida to outsource controlled burning of range
facilities for department of forestry using UAS technologies because it is not
safe to have helicopters flying over the fire with the possibility of
unexploded ordinance that could explode and cause damage to the helicopter and
crew. This is an obvious safety benefit for the use of UAS. There are many
other obvious safety issues for survey and inspection of high tension power
lines, oil and gas exploration but the one that would seem most obvious is
search and rescue, a situation that literally means life and death. What makes
UAS the most obvious solution is the ability to stream the imagery to an analyst
in front of a monitor scrutinizing the data, being able to slow it down and
compare areas just days before where there might be a contrast which would give
an indication that someone might have passed or some change in coloring due to
discomposure indicating a body. Gene Robinson of RP Flight Systems is in the midst of a law suit
with the FAA which will have a major influence on the industry and the US
economy where there are hundreds of drone manufactures.
The FAA is holding the industry captive with a combination
of the Chevron Deference loophole in the name of “Safety” and for the
development of sense and avoid technology is a capability to ensure that a
drone doesn’t fly into something that it isn’t shouldn’t. Several systems are
operational now that could be implemented, one is to use satellites to monitor
a perimeter for UAS operation and monitor and alert the operator that a plane
or helicopter is flying into the area of UAS operations. Another is mapping out
corridors for UAS operations. Basically by designating the specific flight
paths for UAS operations. Then there is the system the US Military has been
using for over a century, not just for UAS or drone operations but for all
missions in combat and training for shooting, demolitions, parachuting and
diving. Planning, briefing on specific procedures and parameters and adhering
to them strictly. No deviation or excursions into areas that are not part of
the specific mission or tasking. These control systems are already in place and
there are many military veterans who are familiar with this type of operations
who are ready to fill the jobs that will be created in this new industry. I am
sure that there are legislators in congress and individual states that can see
the advantage of lifting the limitations of perceived “Safety” and open
opportunity for employment.
Where is the money?
I wish Congressmen and State Legislators would read this,
have clarity and declare that the FAA adopt common sense protocols and
procedures but I can’t afford to hold my breath. Digging into the industries
that UAS integration optimal I have found opportunities that aren’t dependent
upon FAA authorization. I’ve talked to several UAS operators who specialize in
Precision Agriculture and they are telling me that they don’t have solutions,
they can find the problems with infestations, production estimates and
determining the overall health of the plants but other than gathering the data,
they don’t offer solutions.
ECO-Agri Formula
ECO-Agri Formula is an organic biological surfactant which
has properties that kill all bugs. It has recently been given the designation
of “Exempt” by the Department of Pesticide Registry and it is currently
undergoing procedures in an equivalent organization in the Middle East. It is a
completely non-toxic solution. When mixed with water is reduces the tension of
water molecules and first disrupting the insects breathing system, suffocating
the bugs and the water also penetrates the exoskeleton of insects and rupturing
their internal organs.
An additional agricultural application is breaking down soil
which is hard pan. With the continuous application of Nitrogen based fertilizer
our farming soil can harden to the point where moisture will not penetrate.
Plants need sunshine, food and water, when you take away one the plants suffer
and that is when infestation occurs. Bugs don’t attack healthy plants.
Oil and Gas
remediation
This ECO-Agri Formula separates the molecules in
hydro-carbons making it ideal for cleaning up oil spills. It is being used all
over the world to clean grease from restaurant stoves and jet engines.
DELEC and Intracom
While working on a border solution with a great amount of
data to manage I came across a new technology with combined hardware and
cellular application which allows a smart phone with the Intracom app to
communicate with UHF and VHF nets that have the DELEC hardware. It also allows
video to be transmitted to a smart phone with the Intracom app. I can see how
this technology could be used for all kinds of operations, including border
surveillance.
Increased cash flow
These two technologies are offered exclusively by GUTC and
GUTC affiliates. To find out how to become a GUTC affiliate, contact Reuben
Lowing.
