m:N Working Group Meeting Summary November 2023

From November 28th to 30th, 2023 the m:N UAS working group and its subgroups [small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS), Large UAS, High Altitude Platform Systems (HAPS), and Urban Air Mobility (UAM)] met at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA for an in person meeting.

The subgroups meet multiple times throughout the year, virtually. Twice a year however, participants from all the subgroups come together in person to further identify and discuss challenges, and path forward ideas for incorporating UAS into the airspace.

The m:N UAS working group is run by Jay Shively (Adaptive Aerospace) and Andy Thurling (Thurling Aero Consulting) and is comprised of members from government, industry, and academia in an effort to identify and reduce barriers to m:N operations. This effort also includes identifying requirements, use cases, and metrics to support organizations and groups including the FAA, RTCA, and ASTM. Each subgroup is run by a government/industry team (see below).

sUAS Subgroup
Garrett Sadler (NASA)
Scott Scheff (HF Designworks)

Large UAS Subgroup
Conrad Rory (NASA)
Brandon Suarez (Reliable Robotics)

HAPS Subgroup
Andy Thurling (Thurling Aero Consulting)

Jeff Homola (NASA)
UAM Subgroup

Mike Politowicz (NASA)
Scott Scheff (HF Designworks), member-at-large