FAA OKs US UAVs

Two unmanned aerial vehicles have received approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to perform commercial operations in United States airspace. The Scan Eagle 200 from Insitu will be launched from a ship and used to monitor icebergs and migrating whales in parts of the Arctic where companies are looking for oil. The PUMA from Aerovironment will be used by emergency response teams for monitoring oil spills. (Both are referred to as unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, by the Administration.) "Issuing the type certificates is an important step toward the FAA's goal of integrating UAS into the nation's airspace. These flights will also meet requirements in the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 that define Arctic operational areas and include a mandate to increase Arctic UAS commercial operations."

FAA OKs US UAVs?

[tocsy]

WTF OMG?

(I have nothing further to add to this conversation. I apologize for having wasted your time.)

Re:FAA OKs US UAVs?

[K. S. Kyosuke]

You were supposed to write "RTFM" instead of "Get it right". Now you've ruined it.