TRB Webinar: Unmanned Aircraft Systems at Airports

TRB conducted a webinar on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, from 2:00-3:30PM ET that featured research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) that assists airport operators in understanding how unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) can operate safely on and around airports. The webinar discussed how the research helps airports prepare for bringing UAS activity to their facilities.

This webinar provided 1.5 Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives. This webinar was approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 1.5 Certification Maintenance Credits.

Here are the slides.




Webinar Presenters

• Ken Neubauer, Futron Aviation Corporation

Moderated by: Chris Swider, UAS Integration Office, Federal Aviation Administration

Webinar Outline

1. ACRP Report 144: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) at Airports: A Primer
• Presentation of research
• Description of what airports need to know for UAS operations
2. Question and answer session

The first 60 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 30 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this webinar, participants will able to:

• Understand how UAS operate from airports and runways
• Understand what infrastructure is needed to support UAS operations
• Identify the lessons learned from those who have flown and support UAS operations at airports

Registration Information

This webinar is sponsored by the Airport Cooperative Research Program. There is no fee to attend this webinar.

Continuing Education Units for Accredited Airport Executives

The American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) is making 1.5 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) available for A.A.E. If you are an A.A.E. and would like to apply for CEUs for this webinar, visit www.aaae.org/ceu. For questions about A.A.E. continuing education units, please contact accreditation@aaae.org.

American Institute of Certified Planners Certification Maintenance Credits

This webinar is pending approval by the American Institute of Certified Planners for 1.5 Certification Maintenance Credits. Please make sure that you register for this session and log-in using the link that TRB provides to your email account. We use this as your record that you attended this session. TRB only maintains the records of attendees who use their email address to log into the webinar, and cannot verify attendance of individuals who view the webinar without personally logging into the session.

To report your CM credits, visit www.planning.org/cm

1. Login using your ID# and password
2. Select My CM log
3. Select Add Credits
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6. Please rate, add a comment (optional), and click on the Ethics statement and answer
7. Click submit and the CM credits should appear in your CM log

If you have problems reporting your CM credits or have general questions about the CM program, please contact AICPCM@planning.org.

Registration questions? Contact Reggie Gillum at RGillum@nas.edu.