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Commission, MIT and RC flyers discuss drone research, scheduling and safety at airport
Summary
Commissioners and visiting RC/model aviation representatives discussed growing drone and research flights (MIT/Lincoln Labs), safety limits (400 ft AGL, line‑of‑sight), weekend vs. weekday scheduling, and agreed to form a follow‑up caucus to answer operational, insurance and coordination questions.
Speaker 3 opened a discussion asking whether the airport was "having a lot of drone flights," and Speaker 2 confirmed that MIT and Lincoln Labs teams have been operating research flights at the field. Commissioners and pilots discussed safety constraints — Speaker 1 said, "But the drones should be looking…
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