Pitch for unmanned flights could come by year's end

Pitch for unmanned flights could come by year's end

(EXCERPT) By Greta Wodele, National Journal's Technology Daily

Supporters of flying aircraft without pilots in commercial airspace
could approach the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by the end of
the year with proposed standards and regulations for so-called
unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), according to a source familiar with
the process.

The FAA has yet to certify UAVs as "airworthy" for flight in
commercial airspace, but industry officials believe the planes could
be used for firefighting, geological surveys, border patrol and other
homeland security efforts, as well as for television and movie
production. Currently, the military primarily uses UAVs in r...

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