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Originally Posted by AaronM
"We are going to let this run as long as it is allowed."
If it's being produced in the U.S., it's already now allowed.
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Currently, the FAA bans commercial use of drones. Companies need a special exemption to operate them and so far the FAA has only issued approvals for 11 companies. I highly doubt Manwin is one of the 7 television and film companies that got approved.
U.S. OK's more commercial drone use as Congress probes risks
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(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday granted four more companies exemptions to use drones commercially, further opening the airspace to unmanned aircraft even as lawmakers raised questions about the risks.
Trimble Navigation Ltd, VDOS Global LLC, Clayco Inc and Woolpert Inc said in their petitions to the FAA that they would operate drones weighing less than 55 pounds (25 kg) and keep them within view at all times.
The approvals broaden the uses of commercial drones to include aerial surveying, construction site monitoring and oil rig flare stack inspections. Previous FAA exemptions were for aerial photography by seven television and film companies.
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