There have been many significant moments and changes in history, and one of the most influencing changes that the U.S.A. will face in the upcoming years is the implementation of Remote Piloted Aircrafts (RPA) more commonly known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) into the National Airspace (NAS). The implementation of RPA’s into the NAS has been a conflicting topic in which federal agencies such as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the government in the local and federal level have not been able to reach an understanding to allow the public use of RPA’s in the NAS. The FAA developed the “Integration of Civil Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS) Roadmap” as a means to lay the foundation for the completion of the implementation.
The implementation of RPA’s into the NAS will bring different advantages to many industries including the entertainment industry. The use of RPA’s will allow the access and ease to accomplish tasks that currently require high costs to conduct or operate. Some examples include the use of RPA’s for news channels to provide live coverage without the need of a helicopter and its crew saving thousands of dollars, other are RPA’s as a means of acquiring photo or video material for music events, sports events and so much more. One of the industries within entertainment that started the use of RPA’s is the movie industry where they used the RPA to capture live footage for the director instead of using a helicopter or a fast-moving car beside the actor recording the action.
RPA’s are the future and the entertainment industry will reap their benefits because of their ease of use and the low cost required to operate them. Initial cost will be high, but it ill be worth every penny.
