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drone sales increase and our nation’s airspace becomes busier and more complex, it’s vital that
we work smarter and partner with the private sector to develop innovative products that advance safety.”
Acting FAA Administrator,
Dan Elwell
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AC 107-2 – Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS)
Photo Credit: FAA Source: FAA The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is amending its regulations to adopt specific rules for the operation of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) in the National Airspace System (NAS) through a final rule. These changes...
FAA Announces Final Small UAS Rule
Photo Credit: FAA These Special Rules for Model Aircraft helps to maintain our exemptions for model aircraft. For more on the FAA’s final small UAS rule, we encourage you to read this USA Today story, “FAA completes landmark rules for commercial drones,” which...
Helicopters Over Tidewater (HOT) June18th,2016
Newport News Park RC Club presents the 9th HOT Great day of flying Helis, Multirotors and FPV course. Call Rusty at (757) 812-2812 or email at...
WE ARE RAPIDLY APPROACHING A TIME WHERE DRONE DELIVERY IS A REALITY
THE FIRST URBAN DRONE DELIVERY JUST HAPPENED IN NEVADA - MARCH 10 Source: By Kelsey D. Atherton - Popular Science Hawthorne, Nevada isn’t known for much. The town of roughly 3,000 sits on the western edge of the state, near an Army ammunition depot, and not much else....
GoPro Hero 5: Everything You Need To Know
GoPro will ultimately deliver a completely autonomous drone, requiring absolutely no piloting? Source: Christopher Morris, at ValueWalk. The release of the GoPro Hero 5 will be an extremely important one for the action camera manufacturer, following the desperate...
Drones 101: An illustrated introduction to flying data collectors
Source: Chemical and Engineering News, By Sarah Everts and Matt Davenport For all the unique challenges and advantages flying robots bring, the story of drones borrows from several familiar tales. It’s a story about companies shrinking the size and price tag of...
How drones can help keep our food supply safe
Source: Chemical and Engineering News, By Sarah Everts and Matt Davenport Every year, an estimated 30–40% of crop yield is lost to agricultural pests—an alarming statistic for those concerned with food security, our planet’s rising human population, and the imminent...
Ready or not, FAA forms committee to propose micro UAS rules
Source: UAS Magazine, By Patrick C. Miller | March 03, 2016 The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last week announced the formation of a committee for rulemaking on micro unmanned aerial systems (UAS), but a UAS attorney questions whether the new rules will...
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Registration
Source: FAA If you own a drone, you must register it with the Federal Aviation Administration’s Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) registry. A federal law effective December 21, 2015 requires unmanned aircraft registration, and you are subject to civil and criminal...
FAA: Fly Safe With Your Drone
Source: FAA Did you know you’re also going to become a pilot? When you fly your drone anywhere in the nation’s airspace, you automatically become part of the U.S. aviation system. Under the law, your drone is an aircraft. So while the rules for drones may be...