from bostonglobe.com A regulatory battle in Washington has compelled professors to ground their research drones, the tiny aircraft academics consider vital for archaeological surveys, river mapping, and countless other discoveries. The Federal Aviation Administration recently clarified that only hobbyists can fly unmanned aircraft without a special permit. The … [Read more...] about Researchers Decry Limits on Drones – The Boston Globe
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US Drone Research Hits Regulatory Turbulence
from nature.com Over the past few months, archaeologist Chris Roosevelt has been remotely piloting a petite six-rotor helicopter named Hydra over western Turkey, snapping high-resolution photographs of the scrubby terrain. The pictures will be assembled into three-dimensional maps to help Roosevelt and his colleagues to understand how people who built a kingdom in the region … [Read more...] about US Drone Research Hits Regulatory Turbulence
