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Kansas DOT Notches Milestone BVLOS Flight

The Kansas Department of Transportation’s (KDOT) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP) has successfully completed the first beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operation using only onboard detect-and-avoid systems. The flight marks the first time under Part 107 the FAA has … Continue reading

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Ag Policy Blog: Senators Introduce Drone Bill

Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., John Thune, R-S.D., and Pat Roberts, R-Kansas, introduced bipartisan legislation last week to ensure the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s chief drone policy committee includes representation for agriculture, forestry and rural America. The Drone Advisory Committee for … Continue reading

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50-Mile Drone Driveway Receives First Approval from FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved the first segment of a 50-mile drone corridor between Syracuse and Rome, New York. The approval allows drones to fly beyond visual line of sight within an 8-by-4-mile section of airspace between Griffiss International … Continue reading

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In NYC, drones fly in a legal limbo

Want a burrito delivered? A drone could do that. Need emergency medical assistance? A drone could do that. Need to surveil a crowd, or capture live video of a fire? Drones are already doing that. The small unmanned aerial vehicles … Continue reading

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