{"id":47166,"date":"2026-05-07T15:24:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/?p=47166"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:24:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T20:24:03","slug":"clearing-the-air-in-a-changing-airspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.und.edu\/und-today\/2026\/05\/clearing-the-air-in-a-changing-airspace\/","title":{"rendered":"Clearing the air in a changing airspace"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a double major in UAS\u00a0Operations\u00a0and\u00a0Political Science, Leader in Action Greyson Orne is ready to combine piloting with policy\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Greyson
As he looks ahead to his career \u2014 with plans to eventually attend law school \u2014 Greyson Orne sees UND as the foundation that made this path possible. Photo by Mike Hess\/UND Today.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As unmanned aircraft technology advances, regulation is often left to play catch-up \u2014 a gap Greyson Orne has built his academic path around understanding.<\/p>\n

A double major in Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations<\/strong><\/a> and Political Science<\/strong><\/a> at the University of North Dakota, Greyson has combined technical aviation experience with public policy training, preparing for a future where innovation, regulation and national security increasingly overlap.<\/p>\n

Greyson initially transferred to UND as a commercial aviation major but changed course after an internship with UND\u2019s Northern Plains UAS Test Site<\/strong><\/a> exposed him to the complexity behind unmanned aircraft operations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat really stood out to me wasn\u2019t just the technology,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was how many unanswered questions there still were \u2014 why certain operations weren\u2019t allowed, why some things worked on paper but not in practice. It really showed me how difficult it is to integrate unmanned systems into national airspace. …<\/p>\n

\u201cMy capstone project is about UAS, but it\u2019s a political science capstone,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m able to use that political science background to tie it in with my UAS degree, and UND has made that really seamless.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read and watch more about Greyson<\/strong><\/a> and his successful career at UND.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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