ABC 7 News New York reported on Thursday that an airport in the Stewart International Airport in Orange County, New York was shut down Friday night. This airport is located roughly 60 miles north of New York City.
Officials at the airport revealed that the runways were closed entirely for an hour after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) alerted them that a drone was spotted in the area around 9:30 p.m. According to ABC 7 News, air traffic control recordings from the airport during that time also included a pilot reporting drone sightings in the area.
The agency claimed no aircraft were impacted, and flight operations also continued. But disgraced New York Governor Kathy Hochul was less than pleased that her state was being invaded, saying in a statement, “This has gone too far.”
Hochul demanded Congress pass the Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act. The legislation is designed to strengthen the FAA’s oversight of drones, reform legal authorities to counter UAS activities and extend authority to state and local law enforcement agencies to investigate the activity.
IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S THE PATRIOT ACT OF DRONE TECHNOLOGY.
THE GOVERNMENT WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT ONLY THE GOVERNMENT CAN DO SURVEILLANCE FROM THE SKIES.
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