Monday, October 6, marks the final day for public comments on the FAA’s proposed “Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations” (BVLOS) rule. The rule, announced August 5 and introduced August 7, would make up a new Part 108 and outlines performance-based regulations for the design and operation of drones at low altitudes and for third-party services such as UAS Traffic Management.

The proposal was jointly issued with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and represents a major step toward integrating unmanned aircraft into the national airspace system. It was also followed shortly thereafter by an additional program aimed at accelerating integration of eVTOL and AAM aircraft into the national airspace system as well.

On September 29, the FAA de

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