MSU partnership research project

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State University is teaming with the Mississippi Highway Patrol and Delta State University on a series of research flights this week. The partnership is part of a research project being carried out at MSU’s Raspet Flight Research Lab through ASSURE, the MSU-led Federal Aviation Administration Center of Excellence for UAS Research. The study is part of ongoing efforts to validate detect-and-avoid standards as uncrewed aircraft systems are integrated into the national airspace with traditional crewed aircraft. The research will provide insights and data for the FAA to "incorporate into future regulatory updates,” said MSU Raspet Flight Research Lab Director Tom Brooks. Crews spent Oct. 17-18 conducting multiple research flights daily out of Bryan Field in Starkville. The flights are part of an FAA-funded $1.5 million project that builds on prior research to help the agency develop safety performance standards for uncrewed aircraft systems operating at low altitudes. (MSU 10/19/22)