With the exponential growth of drones sales in the U.S., the skies are about to get more crowded. This has caused concern with regulators in North Dakota as agricultural UAVs take flight over the same farm airspace occupied by (manned) aerial crop sprayers. After the FAA awarded North Dakota Federal Aviation Administration Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site status to an area … [Read more...] about Dakota drones urged to notify crop dusters
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FAA’s First UAS Test Site is Ready to Begin Operations
On Monday morning, the FAA granted the North Dakota Department of Commerce team a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) to begin working with a Draganflyer X4ES at the Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Site. The project has two goals, both of which are essential for bringing drones into the commercial market. The team's first objective will be to … [Read more...] about FAA’s First UAS Test Site is Ready to Begin Operations
Partnering With University, North Dakota Remains Open to Drones
November, 2011 turned out to be a turning point in which people finally took notice of the potential, both good and bad, of drones. After months of local Sheriff’s officer’s unsuccessfully gathering information of a local farmer for a reported theft of cattle, Nelson County Sheriff Kelly Janke requested the assistance of US Border Patrol employed Predator drones, to conduct … [Read more...] about Partnering With University, North Dakota Remains Open to Drones
