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NASA flew its Pred-B aircraft in the National Airspace System (NAS) - safely - without a chase aircraft. Link to video and a couple press releases:

NASA Video release:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x79L0AffyEk

NASA Press Release:
https://www.nasa.gov/press-rel...hase-plane-for-first

News:
https://www.suasnews.com/2018/...a-unmanned-aircraft/

174 Attack Wing (NY ANG) flies Reapers out of the Syracuse Airport (SYR), no chase planes for them. I was in the unit 35+ years ago with primitive, manned A-10s, they later converted to F-16s and then the Reapers. IIRC, most of the UAS flying is over the Adirondacks or Lake Ontario.

I think most other military UAS flights operate over less populated areas from Grand Forks, Beale, Creech, and maybe Cannon.

http://www.174attackwing.ang.af.mil/

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KSYR

Remarks:

UAS OPERATE WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE SYRACUSE CLASS C, TIMES VARY.

UAS OPS IN SYRACUSE APCH/DEP AIRSPACE WILL BE CONTROLLED BY SYR ATC AT ALL TIMES.


I'm sure it's related, but 30 miles east of SYR at the former Griffiss AFB is a major UAS research site:

http://www.ocgov.net/airport

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KRME

Thank you Chance!

quote:

Originally posted by Sigmund:
174 Attack Wing (NY ANG) flies Reapers out of the Syracuse Airport (SYR), no chase planes for them. I was in the unit 35+ years ago with primitive, manned A-10s

http://www.174attackwing.ang.af.mil/

http://www.airnav.com/airport/KSYR

My former PA ANG unit, the 111th Fighter Wing, also used to fly A-10s but now flies drones out of Horsham Air Guard Station (Formerly Naval Air Station Willow Grove) and has been re-designated the 111th Attack Wing.