Drones rule: FAA makes commercial drones legit

The Federal Aviation Administration’s new rules on commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems, or drones, take effect Monday. The regulations, announced in June, apply to drones weighing less than 55 pounds. Commercial drone pilots must take a test, at one of the FAA’s 689 testing centers, to get a remote pilot certificate.

But know this: If the terms “density altitude” and “temperature inversion” mean nothing to you, you’re probably going to have a hard time passing this test …

https://www.marketplace.org/2016/08/26/business/drones-rule-faa-makes-commercial-drones-legit?platform=hootsuite

Marketplace | Aug. 28, 2016

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