FAA Adds a Study On Adding Drones To Commercial Aviation 215
coondoggie writes "Facing a number of technical challenges, the Federal Aviation Administration said today it added another research project designed to better understand how unmanned aircraft can be brought safely into the national airspace. The FAA set a two-year research and development agreement with Insitu (an independent subsidiary of Boeing) and the New Jersey Air National Guard that will help FAA scientists to study and better understand unmanned aircraft design, construction, and features. Researchers will also look at the differences in how an air traffic controller would manage an unmanned aircraft vs. a manned aircraft."
Re:Cue Skynet jokes (Score:3, Funny)
Tower: AirHAL you are cleared for takeoff.
AirHAL: I'm sorry Tower, I'm afraid I can't do that.
Hey! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Cue Skynet jokes (Score:3, Funny)
patrolling everyone's backyards surveying the nude sunbathers and what's growing back there.
Drone Report 1: Bitch needs to wax
Re:Drones in US airspace? (Score:4, Funny)
"Have you tried turning it off and on again?"
Re:Drones in US airspace? (Score:3, Funny)
You could use use for UDP communications all.
Re:Drones in US airspace? (Score:1, Funny)
And when the emergency is coupled with a communications failure?
F16s will arrive shortly to blow you out of the sky. Remember to fasten your seatbelts!
Re:Hey! (Score:2, Funny)
Don't call my ass "nothing", you insensitive clod!
I'm sorry, I forgot how hard you've worked to get it that big.