Grand Forks is on the forefront of this burgeoning Unmanned Aerial Systems technology, which is already growing jobs, communities and businesses across the country. But even though its Test Site has been up and running since April, the FAA needs to do more to make its Test Site program a success and provide the most basic and necessary standards this industry needs to take its first steps out of infancy. That’s why I joined a bipartisan group of Senators in pressing Federal Aviation Administration for answers on the progress the agency is making to improve the UAS Test Site program and developing rules for the commercial use of UAS. I’ll continue working with the FAA to get this innovative project moving, just like I’ve been doing since last year when I brought the head of the FAA to Grand Forks. The FAA must provide this industry with the proper direction to help it take flight.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 19:37:48 +0000