Flying UAVs May Lead to Flight in Civil Airspace

The FAA wants to issue an NPRM covering small unmanned aircraft under 55 pounds, like the Insitu ScanEagle, by the first quarter of 2011, with publication of a special federal airworthiness rule targeted for late 2012. Insitu hopes that FAA operating experience with its ScanEagle will accelerate FAA...

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