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... 80 Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is the preferred collective term used to describe what formerly was known by other descriptors, such as drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, remotely piloted aircraft, or remotely piloted vehicles.
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... 81 3. an exemption process in which it determines that such operations are in the public interest (also known as a Section 333 exemption)
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... 82 Asked Questions on the FAA's UAS website, the FAA provides policy guidance to airport managers about potential UAS operations on their individual airport (http://www.faa.gov/airports/special_ programs/uas_airports/#qn3)
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... 83 • In the event of lost communications, large UAS are preprogrammed to proceed automatically to a holding point and commence an automatic recovery procedure at a planned and predicted time. • Training of individuals accessing UAS on the airport is necessary.
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... 84 aircraft and s-UAS operators can and cannot do with their model or UAS aircraft (Appendix R)
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... 85 • Lithium-ion battery overheat; • Loss of radio control link (as a result of failure, out of range, or signal interference) ; • Radio frequency interference (other than 2.4 gHz)

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