Randy Willis, of the FAA At a recent IACP presentation about law enforcement’s use of small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS), Randy Willis, an FAA air traffic control specialist, laid out an approximate timetable for the establishment of six sUAS test sites across the country. Mr. Willis noted that FAA personnel are currently […]
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Can Anyone Find Outback Joe?
Outback Joe’s all set to go missing … but never fear, UAS is here! There are literally thousands of potential uses for civil and public use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), but some of the most compelling arguments center on their use in humanitarian missions. UAS can be an indispensible tool […]
Continue readingThe Last Flying B-24 Bomber (Collings Foundation)
Carlsbad, CA gets a visit from the only flying B-24 Liberator *bomber* left anywhere in the world of the roughly 18,000 built. (There is one cargo B-24 flying.) The B-24 was WWII’s most widely used big bomber and was notably involved in the infamous Ploesti raid. This is the Collings […]
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