First in the nation, drones to take flight at DFW
Airport
DFW Airport first responders
have received special approval from the federal government to operate drones
directly over the airfield.
DALLAS -- DFW Airport first responders have
received special approval from the federal government to operate drones directly
over the airfield.
"The last thing that we want to do is have any kind of
air collision with anything," said Garret Bryl of the North Texas USA Response
Team.
Bryl consulted with DFW Police and Fire as they worked to convince
the Federal Aviation Administration and DFW Airport Operations on the benefit of
unmanned aerial systems (UAS) could bring to public safety.
"We spent
several hours out here just running scenarios to see would these things work
here," Bryl said.
Bryl and his team produced a video as a proof of
concept.
In the video presented to airport operations staff, they show
the zoom capabilities of drone cameras and utilize infrared technology to show
engine hot spots on a running aircraft.
It's not just on the tarmac. With
a small drone, they can navigate the terminal, finding what could be a bomb
threat.
"Police and fire on the airport, they want to be able to use this
technology to their advantage as well -- what this does is open the door for
other airports that want to use this to their advantage to keep everyone safer,"
Bryl said.
Late last month, the FAA approved drone operations by DFW
Police and Fire below 50 feet provided the drone pilot maintains two-way
communication with the control tower.
Officials aren't saying how many
drones are in their fleet or what type of aircraft they're operating, but WFAA
confirmed they've been cleared to fly immediately.
The message to
everyone else with a drone is to stay away from the airport per FAA regulations.
Hobbyist must remain five miles from any airport.
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