December 12, 2019, New York. FPV Freedom Coalition, LLC announces the promotion of David W. Messina to President and CEO of FPV Freedom Coalition. Mr. Messina had been the President of the FPVFC since its incorporation in December 2018 and will retain his duties of President. Mr. Chad Kapper had been CEO and Board Chair of the FPV Freedom Coalition and retains his title of Board Chair. These changes are effective immediately.
“Dave has over four decades of business experience and is a passionate FPV pilot. Working with founding members of the FPV Freedom Coalition, Dave and the team established themselves as a voice for FPV recreational fliers with the FAA and have created educational resources as well. My position as CEO of Rotor Riot has kept me busy around the clock and Dave has stepped up to lead the FPV Freedom Coalition since we incorporated as a not-for-profit.”, Chad Kapper, Chairman of the Board, FPVFC and CEO, Rotor Riot, LLC.
“We have had success working with the FAA through the Drone Advisory Committee’s Tasking Groups and we are becoming known to many leaders in the drone industry. Also, as a team we listen to the FPV community as the essence of FPV fliers is to share the experience of flying and we want to ensure we can fly where we want to fly and do it safely.”, David Messina, President and CEO, FPV Freedom Coalition.
Please direct any questions to dmessina@fpvfc.org.
FVP Freedom Coalition, LLC, is a non-stock, 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation with the mission of fostering the freedoms of recreational FPV pilots, enhancing our culture through defined safety guidelines and effective educational resources while protecting the privilege to access the abundant airspace.