(Source: UPI) A small, four-propeller helicopter buzzes like a swarm of aggressive bees, hovering in place above its land-based operator, now making small high-pitched beeps indicating it's running low on juice in its flight through rural Virginia. Just north, the nation's capital has been a restricted flight zone since shortly after the 9/11 attacks, but that hasn't … [Read more...] about DC Drone Hobbyists in Limbo Over Flying Locations
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University of Maryland Opens Drone Test Site
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 traffic in U.S. airspace. The long-planned site is to be based near Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Southern Maryland, long a key research site for the Navy. It will be managed by the A. … [Read more...] about University of Maryland Opens Drone Test Site
