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USDOT Secretary Chao discusses drone regulations at TRB meeting in D.C.
Chao highlighted several drone-related regulatory efforts initiated by the FAA during a speech at the 2019 Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting.
January 28, 2019
Technology
Trump looks to ease commercial drone regulations
The Trump administration has begun implementing a trial program to figure out how to integrate drones into national airspace with less regulatory burden on operators while providing regulatory certainty to local governments and drone operators. The program is being implemented by the U.S. Department of Transportation and calls on local governments and communities as well […]
October 30, 2017
Technology
FAA releases finalized commercial drone rules, tossing out need for special exemptions
The Federal Aviation Administration today announced that it has finalized regulations on the commercial use of drones in U.S. airspace. The official regulations, which will take effect in August, aren’t all that different from the restrictions businesses agreed to operate within as part of the Section 333 exemption formerly required for all commercial drone flights. The main difference […]
June 21, 2016
Technology
Drones, on-demand: DroneBase pilot rentals let construction firms reap benefits of aerial imaging without risk
If the momentum of unmanned aircraft and the subsequent uptick of interest in the technology seen from the construction industry in the last few years are any indication, skilled drone pilots might soon become as valuable on jobsites as skilled dozer and excavator operators are now. In fact, Dan Burton is banking on that very […]
June 26, 2015
Technology
Ohio’s Danis Building the second construction firm granted drone exemption by FAA
A large Ohio construction firm will soon begin to fly drones regularly over its jobsites with the good graces of the Federal Aviation Administration. Danis Building Construction of Miamisburg, Ohio, tells WKEF TV it applied for a commercial drone exemption from the FAA in October and was given the thumbs up by the agency in […]
June 15, 2015
Technology
Topcon granted drone exemption by FAA
Topcon has received an exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration, excluding the company from the agency’s current unmanned aerial systems (UAS) guidelines that until now have prohibited it from commercial operation of its Sirius mapping drones in the U.S. The company says the exemption covers both the Sirius Pro and Sirius Basic drones for the use of aerial […]
April 28, 2015
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FAA drone rules OK most construction uses, but put a major one in question
On Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration issued its proposed rules on the commercial use of small drones, otherwise known as unmanned aerial systems (UAS) or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). And while more lenient than previously expected, the regulations will require a written exam for drone operators and will make it difficult to use the aircraft […]
February 16, 2015
Technology
FAA gives Chicago contractor, Ohio design firm and Trimble permission to fly drones
Though the Federal Aviation Administration has largely dropped the ball with regard to establishing regulations for commercial drone flights, the agency has at least acknowledged the great potential the technology holds for the construction industry. The agency recently granted exemptions to its ban on commercial drone flights to three companies in the construction industry. Construction technology provider Trimble, […]
December 17, 2014
Technology
FAA won’t issue commercial drone regulations until 2017 or later
The Federal Aviation Administration is so far behind in creating regulations for commercial drone and unmanned aerial vehicle use that the agency will miss its 2015 deadline for issuing those rules by a full two years, and maybe even more. According to a report from the Washington Post, Peggy Gilligan, a top FAA safety official, told a […]
December 11, 2014
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