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Perspective

Jun. 19, 2014

FAA needs to stop 'droning' along

The Federal Aviation Administration is ever so slowly putting together regulations for commercial drone use. By Doug Griffith


By Doug Griffith


Due largely to their diverse and successful use by the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) - sometimes called drones, remotely piloted vehicles, and, by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), unmanned aerial systems or UAS - are now being looked to as the basis for a wide array of commercial applications including aerial photography and filming, delivery of goods, and pipeline and power line surveying. Some ...

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