FAA Has Authorized 106 Government ‘Entities’ to Fly Domestic Drones

New post on Scotty Starnes's Blog FAA Has Authorized 106 Government 'Entities' to Fly Domestic Drones by Scotty Starnes Big Brother is watching everything from the sky, 4th amendment rights be damned. (CNSNews.com) - Since Jan. 1 of this year, according to congressional testimony presented Thursday by the Government Accountability Office, the Federal Aviation Administration has authorized 106 federal, state and local government "entities" to fly "unmanned aircraft systems," also known as drones, within U.S. airspace. They're not call spy drones for nothing. "We are now on the edge of a new horizon: using unmanned aerial systems within the homeland," House Homeland Security Oversight Subcommittee Chairman Michael McCaul (R.-Texas) said as he introduced the testimony. "Currently," said McCaul, "there are about 200 active Certificates of Authorization issued by the Federal Aviation Administration to over 100 different entities, such as law enforcement departments and academic institutions, to fly drones domestically." Why does the states and federal government need spy drones over America? So much for US citizens rights to privacy. .."The Federal Aviation Administration authorizes military and non-military (academic institutions; federal, state, and local governments including law enforcement entities; and private sector entities) UAS operations on a limited basis after conducting a case-by-case safety review," Dillingham said. "Only federal, state, and local government agencies can apply for a Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA); private sector entities must apply for special airworthiness certificates in the experimental category," Dillingham said. "Between January 1, 2012 and July 17, 2012," said Dillingham, "FAA had issued 201 COAs to 106 federal, state and local government entities across the United States, including law enforcement entities as well as academic institutions." In addition to authorizing 106 government agencies to operate drones, the FAA has authorized four private manufacturers to fly drones. "Additionally, FAA had issued 8 special airworthiness certifications for experimental use to four UAS manufacturers," said Dillingham. Continue reading>>> Scotty Starnes | July 20, 2012 at 5:37 PM | Tags: 4th Amendment, drones, FAA, invasion of privacy | Categories: Political Issues | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-7xE Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/faa-has-authorized-106-government-entities-to-fly-domestic-drones/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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