Monday, November 24, 2014

The FAA wants you to have a pilot's license to fly



In case you're wanting to shoot your next motion picture utilizing an automaton, be careful: you may need to meet some stringent conditions to stay in the Federal Aviation Administration's great books. Sources tell the Wall Street Journal that the org will propose business automaton decides that oblige an ordinary pilot's permit. Yes, you may need to have flown manned airplane for many hours to try and consider controlling a UAV for money. You'd additionally need to fly just amid sunshine, stay under 400 feet and stay inside sight of your specialty, so any trusts of high-elevation night shots would go out the window. Furthermore these standards would apply to any automaton weighing 55 pounds or less; little, simple to-fly vehicles like 3d Robotics' Iris+ and DJI's Inspire 1 would be liable to the same requests as bigger, more intricate models.



Whatever you think about these necessities, you'll have an opportunity to offer some input. The FAA is required to make its proposal before the end of the year, and there will be an open remark stage where your data (assuredly) impacts the last lead set. It may take up to two years to hash things out, so these terms without a doubt aren't set in stone.

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