Unmanned,  1st  Edition   September  1,  2011    Aviation   Publishers,   publishers   of   the   widely-­‐respected   and   highly-­‐acclaimed   ground  school  aeronautical  textbook,  From  the  Ground  Up,  is  pleased  to  announce  the  creation  and  release  of  a  unique  new  title,  Unmanned,  1st  Edition.  

A   fascinating   sector   is   emerging   in   the   world   of   aviation.   Unmanned   aircraft   systems  (UAS)  are  re-­‐defining  aerial  activities,  and  broadening  the  definition  of  what  it  means  to  be  a  pilot.  Unmanned:  Textbook   for  UAS  Studies,   shares   that  emerging  world  with   its  readers.  

Now,   at   the   dawn  of   a   new   sector   in   the   aviation  world   –   a   dawn   that   is   enlightening  industry   advances   in   unmanned   aircraft   developments   –   Aviation   Publishers   presents  this   new   title,   to   educate   those   who   will   fly   these   fascinating   technologically-­‐advanced   aerial   machines,   for  commercial  applications.  Large  and  small,  heavy  and  light,  the  UAS  is  an  amazing  new  breed  of  aircraft.  Its  world  is  broad,  and  its  pace  of  development  is  rapid.    

Subjects   in   Unmanned   include:   Evolution   of   UAS,   Regulations   &   Authorities,   UAS   Classification,   Command   &  Control,   Situational   Awareness,   Types   of   UAS   Operations,   Payloads,   Special   Flight   Operating   Certificates,   and  Rotary   Wing   UAS.   Based   on   its   parental   publication,   From   the   Ground   Up   from   which   it   shares   content,  Unmanned   also   delves   into   subjects   that   UAS   operators   must   know   to   fly   the   systems   that   are   their  responsibility.  These  subjects  include:  Theory  of  Flight,  Aerodromes  &  Airspace,  Aviation  Weather,  Air  Navigation,  and   Radio.   Unmanned   concludes   with   a   comprehensive   list   of   explanations,   spanning   several   pages,   of  International  Abbreviations  &  Terminology  used  in  the  UAS  field.  

Aviation  Publishers  has  teamed  with  the  Canadian  Centre  for  Unmanned  Vehicle  Systems  (CCUVS)  to  create  this  new   title,  Unmanned.   The   CCUVS   exists   to   facilitate   sustained,   profitable   growth   in   the   unmanned   systems  sector.  They  represent  academia,   industry  and  government;   they  work   in  air,  ground  and  maritime  unmanned  systems   environments.  Their   activities   and   services   include:   unmanned   systems   standards   work,   research  assistance,   applications   and   technology   solutions   development,   training,   provision   of   facilities,   publishing   of  industry   studies,   consultancy,   promotion   of   civil   and   commercial   use   of   unmanned   systems,   and   stimulating  economic  growth  in  the  UAS  industry.  

CCUVS  has,  as  its  objectives,  the  motivation  to  develop  standards  for  unmanned  aircraft  systems.  Furthermore,  they   seek   to  expand   the  knowledge  base  of  UAS,  promote  expansion  and   innovation   throughout   the   industry,  promote   sector   cooperation   and  growth,   and  optimize   the   technology   to   facilitate  UAS   integration   into  world  markets.  

Aviation  Publishers,  in  association  with  the  CCUVS,  is  proud  to  be  contributing  to  the  emerging  commercial  UAS  sector.  For  additional  information  about  Unmanned:  Textbook  for  UAS  Studies,  please  contact:  Aviation  Publishers  @  Tel:  613.244.8280