Cleared for takeoff: Area designated for personal sUAS use - Edwards Air Force Base

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Cleared for takeoff: Area designated for personal sUAS use
Edwards Air Force Base
Whether you call them drones, quadcopters or the official government term – small unmanned aircraft system – there's now a place on Edwards for hobbyists to fly their personal sUASs. The Edwards AFB Personal Small UAS Area is located across the street ...


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[ArmyVet]

Makes perfect sense that an AFB that is historically a test bed for all things new in aviation would do this.

Kudos to Edwards!

 

[Chuck]

Makes perfect sense that an AFB that is historically a test bed for all things new in aviation would do this.

Kudos to Edwards!

Having earned my wings in the US Air Force, nothing excites me more than the opportunity to once again, take off and land at a US Air Force base. Hopefully, other current bases across the country will follow suit. As well as former bases that are now civilian airports. However, as is stated in the attached regulations for operation. MANNED AIRCRAFT HAVE PRIORITY OVER QUADS. Regardless of how the quad owner feels on the subject. Don't like it? Go fly somewhere else.