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Privacy concerns Public to shape drone policy
http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/news/local-military/public-to-shape-drone-policy/nWSrt/Privacy concerns Public to shape drone policy
By Andrew McGinn
Posted: 10:50 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013
SPRINGFIELD — The Federal Aviation Administration has restarted its process to select six national test ranges for unmanned aircraft systems, but that doesn’t mean the privacy concerns that halted it have been resolved.
The FAA is turning to the public for input to shape the privacy requirements for the test sites — one of which could see UAS taking off from the Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport and attract businesses wanting to research and build drones.
“What’s in our final language will be determined as we go through the public comment period,” FAA spokeswoman Laura J. Brown said Tuesday.
Last week the FAA opened the application process back up, calling for applications from interested sites.