Post your thorough and complete answers to one of the following scenarios. Provide the scenario number in your answer.

Set 1

The Department of Defense (DOD) wishes to dedicate a large block of airspace over North Dakota to the exclusive use of military unmanned aircraft systems.

• Can the DOD simply declare that airspace off limits to civil aircraft?
• If not, how must the DOD proceed if it wishes to accomplish that objective?
• Will interested persons and organizations, such as the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, have an opportunity to express their opinions about the proposed change?
• If so, what law requires that opportunity and how can those interested persons and organizations take advantage of that opportunity?
• If the State of North Dakota does not want unmanned aircraft flying over the state, can it enact and enforce a law prohibiting those overflights flights? Explain.

Set 2

For a nation or union of nations other than the U.S.:

• Identify the government authority or authorities responsible for regulating the national airspace and controlling air traffic.
• Compare and contrast the categories of airspace with those of the U.S. described in the text.
• Compare and contrast procedures in use for changing airspace categorizations with those of the U.S. Administrative Procedure Act.
• If any proposed changes to your answers to the first 2 bullets above are now under consideration, describe them and evaluate the pros and cons of each
• Provide hyperlinks to references relied on.