REMOTE ID & UNIVERSAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT

Remote Identification (RI), Universal Traffic Management (UTM), and drones connected to wireless networks are top of mind in the drone industry right now. To get the inside story on these topics, I sat down with Skyward President Mariah Scott and Skyward Co-Founder & Director of Aviation Network Technology Eric Ringer for an Executive Roundtable webinar on regulations, technology, and the innovation shaping the drone industry.

Here are their answers to 10 of the most frequently asked questions we received, all about Remote ID and UTM.

1. WILL I NEED NEW EQUIPMENT TO COMPLY WITH REMOTE ID?

No, in most cases. Under the proposed Remote ID rule, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requiring drones to “broadcast” Remote ID directly to its surroundings (through Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, for example) and to “transmit” the same information to the FAA via the internet.

Most drones today connect to a ground control station on a mobile device