Legal Drones

The Federal Aviation Administration recently announced its final rules governing commercial drone use across the country. Agriculture is one of the industries eyeing drone use in order to make operations more efficient. Ian Smith is the Business Development and Marketing Manager for DroneDeploy in San Francisco.  He said announcing the rules is a big step for the drone industry and potential users of the technology. "The rules have been announced but they will not be enacted until late August. It is an extraordinary step by the FAA.”

 

Smith said the rules will “open the skies for any business in the country,” and operators no longer have to jump through so many hoops to get approval for drone use.  There’s no more sending in a package of information for approval and waiting six to eight months for approval. You also don’t have to have a certified pilot on hand to fly the drone.