Sentences with phrase «u.s. airspace»

An administrative law judge has considered whether the Federal Aviation Administration («FAA») had the power to fine an individual for operating an unmanned commercial aircraft, or drone, in U.S. airspace without authorization.

They also don't apply to flights inbound to the U.S. or flights between foreign cities because that is outside U.S. airspace.

«More than 40,000 flights a day move through U.S. airspace.

Apparently, for the 3 days that the U.S. airspace was shut down, something noteworthy happened to the difference between max and min daily temps, as compared to normal.

It's also completely ridiculous in just about every way, from an unidentified Black Hawk flying straight into Washington, D.C. (when it would have been shot down as soon as it entered U.S. airspace), to North Korean terrorists overtaking one of the country's most heavily guarded buildings in a matter of minutes.

Commercial use of unmanned aerial vehicles in U.S. airspace was banned by the Federal Aviation Administration in 2007, although growing numbers of hobbyists have been toying with the use of drones, particularly for aerial photography.

Meanwhile, President Obama signed a law in February 2012 that gives the FAA until September 2015 to draw up rules that dictate how law enforcement, the military and other entities may use drones in U.S. airspace.

The researchers found that although there are an estimated 10 billion birds in U.S. airspace, there are just hundreds of bird strikes per year.

, the drone registration rule required that all persons operating a drone weighing more than 250 grams for either hobbyist or non-hobbyist operations in U.S. airspace must fill out a simple registration form and pay a $ 5 fee.

The Senate held hearings Wednesday about the potential economic benefit of having unmanned aircraft in U.S. airspace, and the Federal Aviation Administration has chosen six test sites for domestic drones.

Broad regulations governing the commercial use of drones in U.S. airspace are expected sometime in the first half of next year.

This summer will mark the first full flying season for commercial UAS in the Arctic and the first time commercial UAS will take to the skies for any length of time in U.S. airspace.

Representatives of a $ 2.2 billion investment fund aimed specifically at drone infrastructure — such as air traffic control technologies to allow drones to safely operate alongside conventional aircraft in U.S. airspace — weigh in during the discussion.

Last year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which maintains exclusive authority to regulate U.S. airspace, released new guidelines for the non-recreational use of drones.

Not exact matches

It may sound a little like something out of an episode of the «The Jetsons,» but the reality is the Federal Aviation Administration is required to implement regulations to integrate commercial drones into the national airspace by 2015, meaning flying robots are going to become a lot more common in the U.S.

This technology would be necessary if the U.S. were to have drones safely sharing the airspace with planes while they delivery toothbrushes and toilet paper to residents.

Since closing Pakistan's airspace would hinder America's ability to defend its forces in Afghanistan, Olson, the former ambassador, said the U.S. might regard such action as a «casus belli,» or grounds for war.

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration, which oversee drones in the national airspace, released rules in Aug. 2016 for how businesses can use drones for tasks like aerial photography or to monitor farms.

The U.S. military intercepted two Russian bombers in international airspace off Alaska's coast.

But the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) predicts 10,000 commercial drones will ply domestic airspace by 2017 — almost twice the that of the U.S. Air Force's current fleet of unmanned aircraft.

As the U.S. government draws up plans to use surveillance drones in domestic airspace, opposition to what many consider an unwarranted and significant invasion of privacy is mounting across the country, from rural Virginia to techopolis Seattle.

Another strategic effort is the U.S. Air Force's Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard prevention program, or BASH, which collects data to help map routes that prevent planes from sharing airspace with large flocks of birds.

Edward Barrett, a U.S. Naval Academy instructor and former Air Force officer who flew through war zones in Sarajevo in 1993 and in the Iraq War a decade later, says that in the past decade he has grown accustomed to sharing airspace with remotely piloted drones.

Over the past three years, ARM has managed field campaigns using unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and tethered balloon systems (TBS) at Oliktok Point in northern Alaska, where the U.S. Department of Energy controls restricted airspace supporting such efforts.

The FAA is managing these new entrants through our activities to further UAS integration into the nation's airspace, which includes developing new regulations, engaging UAS stakeholders through the formation of the Drone Advisory Committee (DAC), and evaluating UAS detection technology in support of UAS mitigation interests within the safety and security purview of the U.S. Government.

The FAA continually strives to improve operations in the National Airspace System (NAS) and ensure the vitality of the U.S. economy through the transformation of our civil air traffic system with the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen).

As most people know, the U.S. is perceived as quite resistant to international co-operation on many issues and, for example, the U.S. airline industry does not wish to abide by the EU's ETS airspace regulations and is challenging for an exemption.