The FAA claimed that under current regulations, no commercial drone could be flown without airworthiness certification by the FAA. And the FAA wasn’t issuing these certifications for any purposes other than research or experimentation. However, in March, a federal administrative court struck down this rule because the FAA had failed to follow federal rulemaking procedure.
FAA Attempts to Close Drone Loophole
Much of the issues the FAA has had regulating drones is that it only has one advisory rule on model aircraft between companies and unregulated commercial drone use. The FAA has been working on crafting new and improved drone rules, but as Ars Technica reports, they likely won’t be in place any sooner than the end of 2015.
- Do not have a direct line of sight to the aircraft, and
- Are not flying for hobby or recreational purposes (i.e., are getting paid to fly the drone).
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