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The [[FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012]] directed the [[FAA]] to select six sites to study how [[UAS]] could be [[integrate]]d into the [[national airspace system]].<ref>Federal Aviation Administration, "FAA Selects Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research and Test Sites," press release (Dec. 30, 2013) ([https://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsid=15576 full-text]).</ref> |
The [[FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012]] directed the [[FAA]] to select six sites to study how [[UAS]] could be [[integrate]]d into the [[national airspace system]].<ref>Federal Aviation Administration, "FAA Selects Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research and Test Sites," press release (Dec. 30, 2013) ([https://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsid=15576 full-text]).</ref> |
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− | The six sites, which receive no federal funding, were announced in December 2013 |
+ | The six sites, which receive no federal funding, were announced in December 2013. Some 25 states bid to host them. |
− | A recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggested that the site operators are unclear about the type of research they are to conduct. Nonetheless, despite problems in attracting UAS industry participation, the sites conducted 195 test flights in their first year. |
+ | A recent report by the [[Government Accountability Office]] ([[GAO]]) suggested that the site operators are unclear about the type of research they are to conduct. Nonetheless, despite problems in attracting [[UAS]] industry participation, the sites conducted 195 test flights in their first year. The research conducted by the test sites will continue until 2017, but if the [[FAA]] does not glean useful [[data]] from these tests, [[regulation]]s permitting [[UAS]] activities may be delayed or limited in scope. |
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Revision as of 03:40, 20 October 2015
Overview
The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 directed the FAA to select six sites to study how UAS could be integrated into the national airspace system.[1]
The six sites, which receive no federal funding, were announced in December 2013. Some 25 states bid to host them.
A recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) suggested that the site operators are unclear about the type of research they are to conduct. Nonetheless, despite problems in attracting UAS industry participation, the sites conducted 195 test flights in their first year. The research conducted by the test sites will continue until 2017, but if the FAA does not glean useful data from these tests, regulations permitting UAS activities may be delayed or limited in scope.