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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 … Continue reading
Relaxing the rules on drones
FOR YEARS, the rules on unmanned aerial vehicles — also known as drones — have been irrational. Recreational drone users — ordinary people who buy quadcopters at Walmart and play around with them in their backyards — have been given … Continue reading
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Tagged Commercial Drone, Drone Operator, FAA, Registration, Regulation, Safety
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Kenai airport takes caution against drones
Three public areas near the Kenai Municipal airport have received new signage dealing with a new problem: remote-controlled hobby drones that city and airport officials fear could enter approach paths to the airport and damage incoming planes. Pilots and airport … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Traffic Control, Airports and Airspace, Hobby and Consumer Drones, Restrictions, Safety
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Should Wauconda restrict drone use?
Wauconda officials will develop regulations to limit the use of small, remote-controlled drones over public and private property. The move was prompted by complaints about someone flying a drone near boaters on Bangs Lake earlier this summer, Village Administrator Doug … Continue reading
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Tagged Drone Operator, Hobby and Consumer Drones, Regulation, Restrictions, Safety
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