(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 figh... Read more
August has been fairly quiet for the Federal Aviation Administration. The early summer months were particularly messy for the FAA – the administration made a lot of controversial decis... Read more
Just last week FAA officials announced the opening of the unmanned aircraft systems test site at Griffiss Airfield in Rome, New York, and on Wednesday the FAA has announced the opening of an... Read more
PrecisionHawk, developers of the Lancaster UAV platform for use in agriculture were granted a Certificate of Authorization on Thursday and will the first civilian drone to begin test flights... Read more
from articles.baltimoresun.com University of Maryland officials on Tuesday announced the launch of a new test site to study how drones may coexist with jets, helicopters and other air traffi... Read more
from precisionag.com When Jim Williams, manager of the FAA’s Office of Unmanned Aerial Systems Integration, spoke at the Delta AgTech Symposium at the Memphis, TN, Agricenter on Tuesday (Jul... Read more
from yc.edu Yavapai College has become one of two public educational institutions in Arizona authorized to fly small, unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), thus allowing the College to develop n... Read more
June has been a busy month for the Federal Aviation Administration. On top of the sheer volume of legalese, the many contradictions found within all the recently published documents makes fo... Read more
from alicetx.com Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence & Innovation (LSUASC) has met federal requirements to begin full opera... Read more
According to the FAA’s website, the third (of six) federally sanctioned UAS test sites is officially operational. The new site is the Desert Rock Airport located in Mercury, NV. The Ce... Read more
The Federal Aviation Administration has given the approval for Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to fly small drones over the campus.KiiiTV’s Anayeli Ruiz reports. Alan PhillipsA... Read more
When most people first think of “drones,” their train of thought goes to big budget, Hollywood films where some special military group or agent uses some miracle machine to fly i... Read more
On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that the University of Alaska’s unmanned aircraft system (UAS) test site was operational and would begin flying immediately. Below ar... Read more
On Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration announced that the University of Alaska’s unmanned aircraft system (UAS) test site is now the second site (of six) to become operational. The f... Read more