Story ID: AN4050614alerts
FAA OKs Second UAS Site in U.S.
By: Chad Trautvetter
Caption: University of Alaska can now use a small UAS for animal surveys at its test range in Fairbanks.
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The FAA announced today that the University of Alaska’s unmanned aircraft system (UAS) test site is the second of six to become operational. It has granted the University of Alaska Fairbanks a certificate of waiver or authorization (COA) authorizing flights by an Aeryon Scout small UAS for animal surveys at its Pan-Pacific UAS test range in Fairbanks. The COA is effective for two years, and the team began wildlife flight operations today.