Robert Brock
has been selected to assume the role of Interim Director of Aviation at the
Kansas Department of Transportation.
Brock has been
serving KDOT and the State of Kansas while spearheading national aviation
efforts as the first state Director for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and
Chairman of the Kansas UAS Joint Task Force. Under Brock’s direction, the
division introduced the first statewide Unmanned Traffic Management to
integrate UAS into the National Airspace System.
Prior to
joining KDOT, Brock served over 22 years in the Air Force and retired as a
Lieutenant Colonel. As a military officer, he led both manned and unmanned
flight operations. Brock is also an instrument-rated commercial fixed-wing and
helicopter instructor pilot.
“We are so
fortunate at KDOT to have such a talented and passionate person like Bob Brock
to take over aviation,” said Secretary of Transportation Richard Carlson.
“After already serving the state and the agency in opening new doors for UAS,
Brock is in the best possible position to make great strides for aviation in
Kansas.”
Representing
Kansas as a national aviation leader on the Transportation Research Board (TRB)
and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Drone Advisory Committee-Task
Group Three, Brock will continue to work closely with the FAA and aviation
stakeholders across the nation to support Kansas aviation. He will also oversee
the Kansas Airport Improvement Program, Unmanned Systems Program, and Science,
Technology, and Aviation Resource (STAR) program.
“I look forward
to my continued service to KDOT and the State of Kansas,” said Brock. “We will
continue to work with legislators, stakeholders, and communities to increase
aviation safety and promote the growth of the aviation industry in Kansas.”
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