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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 […]

Though UAS may be the future of aviation, please remember those past and present who made it possible. Rich Hanson AMA Government and Regulatory Affairs

Looking to learn more about the commercial and public use world of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and the issues involved in integrating UAS into the national airspace? AOPA has developed an online course aimed at debunking the myths and creating an awareness within general aviation regarding the issues involved in integrating […]

U.S. Senator James Inhofe (R-Okla.), a senior member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), also a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, announced today the formation of the Senate Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Caucus. The mission of the bipartisan caucus will be to […]

On Sep 6th, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) published a report entitled, “Drones in Domestic Surveillance Operations: Fourth Amendment Implications and Legislative Responses”. The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures and the CRS report assesses the Fourth Amendment implications relating to the use […]

This event started as trash talk between two contributors to a national security blog. They decided to host a drone “smackdown” to see if one guy’s machine could take down another. Ben Wittes, architect of the event, is the founder of a national security blog called “Lawfare” and a Senior […]

John Villasenor has written several articles on the issues surrounding the introduction of unmanned aircraft into the national airspace and has espoused the distinction between recreational model aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles dubbed as “drones” by the national media. John is a professor at UCLA and a nonresident senior fellow at […]

On Sep 14th, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its report on the progress to integrate UAS into the national airspace. This report updates an earlier report published in 2008. In addition to evaluating FAA’s progress on UAS integration, the report also addresses several over unresolved issues including security and […]

The Miami-Dade Police Department has always been an early adopter when it comes to new technologies. It was one of the first police agencies in the country to receive a Certificate of Authorization (COA) to operate small unmanned aircraft in the national airspace. However, after a year and a half […]

Bob Grimes of Des Moines, IA writes… Dear AMA,   My granddaughters birthday was coming up. She has been wanting to learn to fly R/C’s, so I go to my local hobby store, or maybe order one off line. After spending a couple of hundred dollars on a trainer, the […]