FAA opens fifth unmanned aircraft test site

Federal Times: Griffiss International Airport in Rome, New York, is the latest test site the Federal Aviation Administration will use to research how unmanned aircraft will be integrated into the national airspace system.

The FAA granted the Griffiss International Airport team a two-year Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) to use PrecisionHawk’s Lancaster Mark III unmanned aerial vehicle platform, a small UAV measuring about 4 feet and weighing 4 pounds. The COA allows the team to conduct flights without getting an FAA pilot’s certificate for operation.

Read article