FAA ISSUES NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR DRONES
May 1st, 2016
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has made three announcements on ‘drones’ – doubling the permitted blanket altitude; relaxing rules for students and establishing a committee to advise on integration issues.
The US authority increased the maximum height for permitted drones to 400 feet from 200 feet.
The rule applies to holders of a Section 333 exemption - which allow many commercial drones to fly legally – and government operators.
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said: “Expanding the authorised airspace for these operations means government ...
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