Aerotime reports the FAA has taken a step toward allowing supersonic flights over land with a new noise certification standard “that would set the stage for civil supersonic flights over the continental United States, a step toward lifting restrictions that have been in place since the 1970s.”
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FCC Publishes Rule to Enable UAS Wireless Communications
Aviation International News reports that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) “met with FAA safety inspectors and law enforcement officials in 11 of the aviation agency’s districts to determine how they investigate potentially unsafe small (under 55 pounds) unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).” A report by the GAO incorporated this issue in its recommendations that the FAA improve communication and data in the agency’s approach to compliance and enforcement for UAS. In the report, the GAO “recommends that the FAA develop a better approach to communicate to local law enforcement agencies its expectations for their role in UAS investigations and identify data needed to evaluate FAA’s small UAS compliance and enforcement activities.”
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