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A vehicle from the Swallow Unmanned Aerial System was displayed at the Unmanned Vehicle Systems International convention in Las Vegas this year. Media, agriculture and real estate industries are expected to be among the most eager customers for drones. (Sam Morris/Special to The Washington Times)

Drone plans mired in ‘privacy issues’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Flames and smoke billow from a home in west Jackson, Miss., Tuesday evening, Nov. 13, 2012, after authorities say a small plane carrying three people crashed into the residence shortly after 5 p.m. (AP Photo/The Clarion-Ledger, Joe Ellis)

3 pilots flying to safety meet die in Miss. crash

By Emily Wagster Pettus - Associated Press

**FILE** Law enforcement officers console each other Nov. 4, 2012, as others investigate the scene of an Atlanta Police Department helicopter crash that killed two officers aboard the chopper when it crashed near a shopping center late Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. (Associated Press)

Crash of Atlanta police helicopter kills 2 officers

By Norman Gomlak - Associated Press

**FILE** Continental Airlines Flight 3407 operated by Manassas, Va.-based Colgan Air, burns after crashing into a house in Clarence Center, N.Y., on Feb. 12, 2009. (Associated Press)

Fatal air crash decline presents safety challenge

By Joan Lowy - Associated Press

**FILE** In this Sept. 25, 2012, file photo, Lockheed Martin shows off its remote-controlled miniature drone at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International conference in Las Vegas. (Martin S. Fuentes/Special to The Washington Times)

FAA gets pressed on drone test sites

The Washington Times

A Predator B unmanned aircraft lands after a mission in Texas in November. U.S. Customs and Border Protection uses the unmanned aircraft outfitted with powerful infrared cameras and sensitive radar to patrol U.S. borders. (Associated Press)

FAA gets pressed on drone test sites

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

The control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport includes flight progress strips. The Federal Aviation Administration is creating a revolutionary air traffic system, but various factors have delayed the program. (Associated Press)

Problems dogging new high-tech air traffic system

By Josh Lederman - Associated Press

FAA to study use of electronics on planes

By JOSHUA FREED - Associated Press

Retired Air Force Col. Jerry LeMieux, founder of the Unmanned Vehicle University, is waiting for FAA certification so graduates will be fully licensed by the federal government to operate drones. The university teaches a variety of subjects online, including vehicle design and system fundamentals. (Martin S. Fuentes/Special to The Washington Times)

Drone U. rides flight boom

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A United Airlines Airbus A320 passenger plane takes off from Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Airbuses suffer cockpit power failure, await fixes

By David Porter - Associated Press

Lockheed Martin Vice President for Ship and Aviation Systems Dan Schultz (left) shows a mini unmanned aerial vehicle, the Quad Vertical Take Off and Landing System, to Utah Gov. Gary R. Herbert at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International convention in Las Vegas on Wednesday. (Martin S. Fuentes/Special to The Washington Times)

States skirmish for drone test sites

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Michael P. Huerta is the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. (Associated Press)

FAA chief says drones will force change at agency

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FAA bars flight maneuver after D.C. incident

By Josh Lederman and Jessica Gresko - Associated Press

A Draganflyer X6 drone lent to the Mesa County, Colo., Sheriff's Department in 2009 is used in search-and-rescue, finding suspects and identifying fire hot spots. (Mesa County Sheriff's Department via Associated Press)

Las Vegas convention puts drones on big stage

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FAA investigating near-collision at D.C. airport

Associated Press

A Draganflyer X6 drone lent to the Mesa County, Colo., Sheriff's Department in 2009 is used in search-and-rescue, finding suspects and identifying fire hot spots. (Mesa County Sheriff's Department via Associated Press)

High anxiety on the Hill about civilian drone use

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This September 2011 file photo provided by Vanguard Defense Industries, shows a ShadowHawk drone with Montgomery County, Texas, SWAT team members. The prospect that thousands of drones could be patrolling U.S. skies by the end of this decade is raising the specter of a Big Brother government that peers into backyards and bedrooms. (AP Photo/Lance Bertolino, Vanguard Defense Industries)

Talk of drones patrolling U.S. skies spawns anxiety

By Joan Lowy - Associated Press

Planned course changes will soften some curves to ease the gravitational pull on pilots, said Mike Houghton, CEO/president of the Reno Air Races. (Reno Gazette-Journal via Associated Press)

Reno air show to alter course to make it safer

By Scott Sonner - Associated Press

** FILE ** Randy Babbitt (AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool)

Judge dismisses DWI charges against ex-FAA chief

By Matthew Barakat - Associated Press