Bridger Aerospace to utilize local airport

Bridger Aerospace of Bozeman will soon be utilizing the Three Forks Airports for operating unmanned aerial vehicles. The aerial firefighting service has also expressed an interest in using the airport for some of their manned aircraft.

At a city council meeting last week, Dave Boyd of the Three Forks Airport said Bridger Aerospace is currently in the process of getting FAA approval for what he described as "pretty significant drones". He said the multi-purposed UAV's would take off and land vertically, the pilots would have the same requirements as those for manned aircraft, and they would...