CommercialGetting BVLOS off the Ground with 91.113 The FAA has been trying to streamline drone processes: Low-altitude authorization and notification capability speeds up airspace applications. May's updated guidance removes exceptions for hobby drones. Now, the agency is pushing Part…
UnmannedIris Automation Releases Detect-and-Avoid for Drones Iris Automation has released a commercially available avoid-and-detect solution for Part 107 drones, dubbed Casia. Iris is currently working with the FAA to "confirm [the] technology is at the highest levels of…
UnmannedFAA Reviewing Comments En Route to Implementing New Drone Rule The public comment period closed this week on the FAA's proposed rule change to allow more flying drones at night and over people. "The preliminary tally for public comments is 1,821 for…
ATM ModernizationFAA's New Unmanned Traffic Management System in Testing The FAA is undertaking a research initiative with partners including Harris Corporation, the University of North Dakota and the Northern Plains UAS Test Site to explore the implementation and operation of unmanned…
RegulationFAA: How You Can Fly Drones in Crowded Areas The FAA is wary of providing waivers to its rule preventing drone flight over people — Part 107.39 — because such operations significantly increase the risks of injury. But it’s not impossible…
RegulationFAA: How to Fly High Under Part 107 If you want an FAA waiver to fly a Part 107 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) over the normal limit of 400 feet, you better be familiar with your operating airspace and ready…
RegulationGetting Beyond the FAA's Part 107 BVLOS Waiver Application There are several guidelines all drones operating in U.S. airspace must follow, such as remaining within the pilot's line of sight. But there are waivers the FAA is granting for some beyond-line-of-sight…
RegulationFAA: Why Most Drone Rule Waiver Applications Crash and Burn Most waiver requests submitted to the FAA's commercial drone operations regulations are denied. Only 16% of the 11,345 applications that have been reviewed this year have been approved. According to Kevin Morris,…
CommercialCheetah Air Gets Approved for Night Activity, Enabling 24/7 Drone Deliveries Cheetah Air can now use its drones to deliver packages 24 hours a day thanks to approval from the FAA to operate at night under Part 107 regulations. An example of how this…
RegulationNear-Instant Nationwide Drone Use Authorization on the Way The FAA has heard the complaints about slow bureaucracy. It knows an agency needs to be nimble to keep up with changing technology and the shifting priorities of modern-day companies and users.…