(Source: The Guardian) Colonel Robert Becklund knows the exhilaration of flying some of the world’s most powerful, fast and nimble aircraft. For 17 years he was a pilot with the 119th fighter wing of the North Dakota air national guard, and the F-16 Fighting Falcon was his plaything. He would fly the supersonic jets at Mach-2 speeds, feeling the force of nine Gs bearing … [Read more...] about US Drone Testers Frustrated by ‘Glacial’ FAA
Bob Becklund
The FAA Won’t Tell Its Drone Test Sites What to Test
(Source: motherboard.vice.com) In April, the United States' first commercial drone test site opened in North Dakota. Since then, it's done, well, not a whole lot. That's not the test site's fault: Officials at the independently-operated site insist they are ready and willing to fly, anxious to start helping the Federal Aviation Administration commercialize drones. But … [Read more...] about The FAA Won’t Tell Its Drone Test Sites What to Test
