Commercial unmanned air systems would be given full access to the US national airspace by 30 September 2013 as part of draft legislation now before Congress.
The UAS airspace access initiative forms part of the US Federal Aviation Administration reauthorisation act of 2009, introduced into Congress 9 February and currently undergoing review by the House transportation and infrastructure and science and technology committees..
The draft legislation - HR915 - calls for the FAA to prepare a "comprehensive plan to safely integrate commercial UAs into the national airspace system" within nine months of the passage of the reauthorisation act.
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