A local TV station has hired a remote pilot to operate their small UA to cover breaking news stories. The remote pilot has had m
ultiple near misses with obstacles on the ground and two small UAS accidents. What would be a solution for the news station to improve their operating safety culture?
The news station should implement a policy of no more than five crashes/incidents within 6 months.
The news station does not need to make any changes; there are times that an accident is unavoidable.
The news station should recognize hazardous attitudes and situations and develop standard operating procedures that emphasize safety.
Answer: The news station should recognize hazardous attitudes and situations and develop standard operating procedures that emphasizes safety.
Recognizing hazardous attitude is a great step as it is indicative of the news station taking responsibility for their attitude and taking measures to correct them.
