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Feds under pressure to open US skies to drones - 6/14/2010 11:46:23 PM

Brain

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It’s possible they are doing this at this now illegally.
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/emergingtech/drones-over-los-angeles/267
article from June 17th 2006.

Feds under pressure to open US skies to drones

WASHINGTON – Unmanned aircraft have proved their usefulness and reliability in the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq. Now the pressure's on to allow them in the skies over the United States.
The Federal Aviation Administration has been asked to issue flying rights for a range of pilotless planes to carry out civilian and law-enforcement functions but has been hesitant to act. Officials are worried that they might plow into airliners, cargo planes and corporate jets that zoom around at high altitudes, or helicopters and hot air balloons that fly as low as a few hundred feet off the ground.

The obvious risks have not deterred the civilian demand for pilotless planes. Tornado researchers want to send them into storms to gather data. Energy companies want to use them to monitor pipelines. State police hope to send them up to capture images of speeding cars' license plates. Local police envision using them to track fleeing suspects.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100614/ap_on_bi_ge/us_drones_over_america

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RE: Feds under pressure to open US skies to drones - 6/15/2010 5:32:30 AM

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According to the company specifications, this product flies at the height of 250 feet. Rought the height of a 25-30 story building and wouldn't be considered "airspace". So in answer to your question, flying this thing (unless it would be into the path of landing aircraft at an airport) would not be illegal.

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