Over the weekend, the FAA took a huge step towards legalizing commercial drone flights. When releasing the proposed rules for small Unmanned Aerial Systems, we were thrilled to hear FAA Administrator Michael Huerta say that the FAA and DOT are committed to building the most flexible regulatory system in the world.
At PrecisionHawk, we are confident that these proposed rules are appropriately aligned with the needs of our clients. This is great start for the integration of safe and reliable systems into the US Airspace.
For your information, we have compiled some of our takeaways as well as a list of relevant documents [below] that will assist in your understanding of this NPRM. Always feel free to contact us at info@precisionhawk.com with additional questions. We are excited about what this step forward will mean for all the commercial industries that we work in.
While there are still some items we plan to address in our feedback to the FAA, such as VLOS [visual line of sight] and day-only operations, we are pleased with the majority of the proposed rules such as:
Here are a few other ‘good things’:
How can you get involved?
The public will have 60 days to provide comments on the proposed rules. Feedback from commercial markets, that many of you all work in such as agriculture, energy and insurance, will be invaluable to shaping a rule we can all benefit from. Be assured that we are working with colleagues across the industry to push for regulations that can keep up with this rapidly evolving technology.