UAS Sites
Six sites have been chosen by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test sites to be used for research into the certification and operational requirements for incorporating UAS into the National Airspace System (see “Right From the Start”).
The six sites are in Alaska, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Texas and Virginia.
The FAA said that factors considered in the site-selection process included geography, climate, location of ground infrastructure, research needs, airspace use, safety, aviation experience and risk. “In totality, these six test applications achieve cross-country geographic and climatic diversity and help the FAA meet its UAS research needs,” the agency said.
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said that the sites would yield “valuable information about how best to ensure the safe introduction of this advanced techn…
