“This is going from the little league of within-visual-line-of-sight for drone operations to advanced protocols and concepts,” Walach said. The center is a nonprofit that works under the Governor’s Office of Economic Development to promote the state’s drone industry. It aims to integrate drone flights within the nation’s airspace system, create a shared information network and gather for FAA rulemaking.Ĭhris Walach, executive director of the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems, said will involve flying unmanned vehicles in urban areas beyond line-of-sight for deliveries, surveillance and remote-sensing operations.
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said the nine-month Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management System Pilot Project is separate from the traditional FAA air traffic management system. Other sites picked were Northern Plains Unmanned Aircraft Systems in North Dakota and the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership. 15 that the Nevada UAS Test Site Smart Silver State program will oversee testing in Reno, with additional testing in suburban Henderson near Las Vegas and the Colorado River resort city of Laughlin. Department of Transportation announced Jan. The Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. LAS VEGAS - The skies around Nevada’s largest cities are about to see more drone aircraft, after federal agencies picked the state for testing remote-controlled vehicles in urban airspace.
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