FAA releases new interim policy on management of commercial drones, release 61 meters below

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March 31 News, the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States of America (the Aerogem Administration, hereinafter called the FAA) Unveiled a new interim policy for managing commercial drones, with a full release of 200 feet (61 meters) of commercial drones. However, this new rule is not for everyone to benefit from, and currently only applies to about 45 companies that have been granted flight permits.

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According to the Fortune website, there are currently two ways of obtaining flight permits under the FAA's existing rules. One is to apply for a certificate of exemption or authorization, which is generally applicable to government agencies or research institutions to do research, and another suitable for business is the adoption of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 2012, Section No. 333, to obtain flight permits.
 
in section No. 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, it is clear that the company may obtain a license to use a commercial UAV if it is determined that it does not pose any threat to national airspace users or national security. The review was slow, however, when the FAA approved BP's investigation into oil pipelines, roads and equipment in Alaska Prudhoe Bay in 2014, the first company to obtain the FAA commercial drone license.
 
on March 19 this year, Amazon obtained FAA drone flight test permits, and its "drone cargo delivery Plan" further. According to Fortune, the FAA currently approves only 53 models for 45 companies, and there are still some 600 pending applications, still in the process of slow approval.
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The FAA's official website shows that flights must follow certain rules even for unmanned drones that are licensed for flight. These include drones weighing less than 55 pounds (about 25 kg), flying hours must be in the daytime, drones must be visible to pilots, and drones must stay away from airports or helicopter airports.
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The drones that are allowed by the new rules will be able to fly anywhere in the country, except for some restricted areas and some cities banned by the FAA. Previously, the use of drones must be granted exemption certificates and permission for specific flight areas, a process that could take 60 days. The FAA expects the new policy to enable more companies and individuals to use drones faster.
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According to Fortune, Lisa Ellman, head of the Washington drone practice group, said it hoped that more cases of safe use in industrial inspections, real estate and agriculture would speed up the process and make it more timely for the approval of drones.
 
The United States has been implementing tougher drones than other countries, and since 2007 the FAA has identified commercial drones as an illegal feature banning commercial drone use. On February 15 this year, the FAA and the Ministry of Transport proposed a new draft regulation on the use of drones, which must be accepted and revised before they are formally adopted, a process that is expected to take at least a year.
 
As a result of FAA restrictions, companies such as the internet giants Amazon, Google and Facebook areCountries to test their drone projects.
 
in March 2013, a report by the nonprofit International Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems (AUVSI) said the U.S. potential economic losses were more than $10 billion trillion a year after the introduction of the new Act, equivalent to a loss of $27.6 million per day.

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