The article offers information on the release of a commercial drone regulation framework from the Federal Aviation Association (FAA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation on February 15, 2015 which is considered as key provisions for the utility industry. These regulation include visual line-...
Municipal, state, and federal regulations have a significant impact not only how and where drones can be used but on how the drone industry evolves.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is adding more rules regarding drone regulation to take effect within the next few years. The latest addition would allow the government to track nearly all drones that fly in the United States. The FAA expects drones in the U.S to comply with this ...
The FAA is continuing to explore new ways to safely integrate drones into the national airspace. The new rules contain important safety protections that prohibit flights at night, more than 400 feet above ground level, in restricted areas or busy controlled airspace, or directly over people n...
and state departments of transportation. Skydio autonomy enables non-expert pilots to fly safely in complex environments and critical situations. With additional capabilities likely to be enabled under the new rules, a single operator can remotely manage the operations of multiple drones across different...
As we reported earlier this year, medical helicopters often put both flight crew and patients in unnecessary danger. New rules proposed by the FAA could change all that.
Pilots must be 16 or older, get proper certification, and inform the FAA whenever an incident occurs with serious injuries or damage to property. They must also stay within visual range of drones and not fly directly over people. Conspicuously absent from the new rules are aerial delive...
and FAA’s interagency security partners have all expressed terror-related concerns regarding ID number placement. There is the risk that a concealed explosive device could be hidden inside battery compartments of drones which could be activated when the drone is opened to find the registration number...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) haspublishedfinal rules forPart 107 drone operations(drones used for commercial work). The rules specify the need for Remote ID and also loosen the rules around flying over people at night. ...
The FAA estimates that with these new rules in place, more than 7,000 companies would be able to begin flying drones in the first three years. Expect to see quadcopters over construction sites, inspecting cell towers, and checking for forest fires. No delivery drones yet Under the current ...