Pilots in the South have had to deal with them for over a year… now, pilots flying near the northern US border may have to share airspace with unmanned drones, too. Representatives with the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, however, tell ANN the 409,000-member-strong organization is continuing its efforts to ensure general aviation pilots aren’t put at risk by the unmanned aircraft, or needlessly inconvenienced.

As Aero-News reported Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced a Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) could start patrolling a section of the US-Canada border by this fall, launching from Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota.

“While we know that the DHS eventually intends to deploy Predators along the northern border, our talks with the FAA this week revealed that there is no official timetable for starting the flights, nor has Homeland Security obtained a certificate of authorization from the FAA allowing their UAVs to fly northern patrols,” said Melissa Rudinger, AOPA vice president of regulatory affairs.

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