Assistant Principal Chief Raymond Red Corn provided a presentation to the Osage County Commissioners Monday morning regarding an opportunity to bring more tech jobs and services to the County through aerospace technology. Red Corn and many others believe that Unmanned Aerial Systems or UAS may provide the means.

Assistant Principal Chief Red Corn believes that with the assistance of Osage County, several municipalities, and Tulsa County the Osage Nation will be able to submit an application to the FAA to create an airspace corridor from the air park north to Hominy Municipal Airport. The corridor would be for low altitude flight below 400ft, and would provide an opportunity for UAS testing and development. Red Corn highlighted that Oklahoma State University is at the forefront of UAS research and providing the University, along with other corporate interests, a location for UAS service could have a hugely beneficial result on the County.

The County Commissioners showed interest in the proposal, however will require the recommendation of the District Attorneys Office before making a decision on the proposition. The airspace application to the FAA must be submitted by January 2018 in order to be eligible for the airspace corridor to be approved.