Originally Posted by
Sport_Pilot
I don't see how. I do not think any of the policy statements use the word drone. Instead they us sUAV, UAV, and model airplane.
Right, those are just more complex terms to describe drones, synonyms you might say. UAS and sUAS describe both the aircraft and any ground support equipment. UAV (there is no sUAV as far as I know) describes only the aircraft and is actually the definition of drone.