http://kplu.org en http://kplu.org/post/civilian-drones-prepare-takeoff-nw-sheriffs-0 <p>TACOMA, Wash. - Get ready to spot a new kind of &quot;bird&quot; in the sky. Within the next month, the Federal Aviation Administration is expected to green light the use of small unmanned aircraft by emergency services. Some sheriffs&#39; departments in the Northwest are showing interest in these aircraft.</p><p> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:18:41 +0000 Tom Banse 4736 at http://kplu.org Civilian drones prepare for takeoff in NW with sheriffs http://kplu.org/post/civilian-drones-prepare-takeoff-northwest-sheriffs TACOMA, Wash. - Get ready to spot a new kind of "bird" in the sky. Within the next month, the Federal Aviation Administration is expected to green light the use of small unmanned aircraft by emergency services. Some sheriffs' departments in the Northwest are showing interest in these aircraft.<p>What we're talking about here are scaled up hobby airplanes and helicopters or scaled down military drones. Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:14:29 +0000 Tom Banse 4730 at http://kplu.org Civilian drones prepare for takeoff in Northwest with sheriffs