Lucille
03-09-2012, 04:27 PM
FAA Takes First Step To Allow UAVs To Fly In U.S. (http://defense.aol.com/2012/03/08/faa-takes-first-step-to-allow-uavs-to-fly-in-u-s/)
The armed forces, which otherwise will have to park hundreds of camera-carrying drones after the war in Afghanistan ends, are desperate for the FAA to come up with regulations and procedures that will let unarmed UAS fly routinely in the national air space – outside military ranges -- for training, natural disaster response and homeland security missions.
I guess they just figure it would be a damn shame for them to go to waste.
"There clearly is a lot of congressional interest in these test sites," said Ben Gielow, chief lobbyist for the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, which helped write the UAS provisions in the FAA act. "I am aware of at least 24 states that are interested in these test sites, but I wouldn't be surprised if that goes to 50 by the time folks are knowledgeable and aware of these provisions."
Yeah, me either.
The armed forces, which otherwise will have to park hundreds of camera-carrying drones after the war in Afghanistan ends, are desperate for the FAA to come up with regulations and procedures that will let unarmed UAS fly routinely in the national air space – outside military ranges -- for training, natural disaster response and homeland security missions.
I guess they just figure it would be a damn shame for them to go to waste.
"There clearly is a lot of congressional interest in these test sites," said Ben Gielow, chief lobbyist for the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, which helped write the UAS provisions in the FAA act. "I am aware of at least 24 states that are interested in these test sites, but I wouldn't be surprised if that goes to 50 by the time folks are knowledgeable and aware of these provisions."
Yeah, me either.