FAAST Blast —12 Days of Drones, Issuing Medical Certificates After a Head Injury, ADS-B 101

FAAST Blast — Week of December 9 – 15, 2024
Biweekly FAA Safety Briefing News Update

12 Days of Drones

The FAA is relaunching its 12 Days of Drones campaign to educate people about the rules, regulations, and best practices for operating drones so that those given as holiday gifts can be enjoyed safely.

This December, the agency is sharing important drone safety information and resources that will help future pilots – including those flying for fun – stay up to date with the latest rules. The FAA will post all of the campaign’s safety messages on its FAADroneZone X (x.com/faadronezone) and Facebook (facebook.com/FAADroneZone/) accounts throughout the month.

The campaign will run every weekday from December 9 to 24, with each day dedicated to a specific drone safety topic.

Day 1 (12/9): The Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST)?
Day 2 (12/10): Register and mark your done
Day 3 (12/11): Remote ID
Day 4 (12/12): Become a certificated remote pilot
Day 5 (12/13): Where can?I fly?
Day 6 (12/16): Airspace authorizations — LAANC
Day 7 (12/17): “Weather” or not to fly
Day 8 (12/18): Flying at night
Day 9 (12/19): Drones for everyone
Day 10 (12/20): Flying over people
Day 11 (12/23): Drones and careers
Day 12 (12/24): Drones for good

Additional information about safely flying a drone is available at faa.gov/uas/getting_started/register_drone.

Pilot Minute: Can I Get My Medical Approved If I’ve Had a Head Injury?

In this new episode of the Pilot Minute, Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup outlines a new option for AMEs to issue medical certificates for pilots with head injuries. To watch this and other videos, visit bit.ly/FAAPilotMinute.

ADS-B: What It Is, and What It Means to You

Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) is a foundational NextGen technology that uses GPS information to track aircraft in real-time and improve situational awareness. Nearly five years since the FAA’s ADS-B mandate, this technology is well on its way to achieving its objective: to increase safety and efficiency in the National Airspace System (NAS) and help meet the demand of increasing air traffic levels. Learn about what ADS-B is and what it means to you in “ADS-B 101” at https://medium.com/faa/ads-b-101-ae33179be8f7 in the Nov/Dec 2024 issue of FAA Safety Briefing. And read the entire readers’ preferences issue at www.faa.gov/safety_briefing.

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