Cheaper Costs Leading To More Applications Of Technology
Here's a story about just how quickly prices for unmanned
aircraft are coming down. A scientist at South Dakota State
University has won a federal grant to continue his studies of
unmanned helicopters for safety inspections of dirt roads.
The Albuquerque Aerostat Ascension Association (AAAA or "Quad-A"),
located in Albuquerque, NM is a non-profit organization dedicated
to promoting the sport of hot air ballooning.
A term used to describe a situation where an aircraft has
reported a position fix, or is observed on radar to be at a point
not on the ATC approved route of flight.
"Knowledgeably tipping off covert testing is wrong...
There was no intent to tip off. There was no
cheating."
Source: Kip Hawley, head for the Transportation
Security Administration, in testimony before a Congressional
committee Wednesday on an email sent earlier this year, that many
say was intended to tip off airport screeners to random checks
conducted by government personnel.
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