(Source: UPI) A small, four-propeller helicopter buzzes like a swarm of aggressive bees, hovering in place above its land-based operator, now making small high-pitched beeps indicating it's running low on juice in its flight through rural Virginia. Just north, the nation's capital has been a restricted flight zone since shortly after the 9/11 attacks, but that hasn't … [Read more...] about DC Drone Hobbyists in Limbo Over Flying Locations
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Drones Are Coming To Hollywood: FAA to Approve UAVs for Use in Film Industry
(Source: Forbes) The FAA will approve Hollywood’s request to use drones for filming. Government and industry sources familiar with the process tell Forbes that the announcement will be made this Thursday afternoon. The announcement will explain the procedures under which Hollywood will operate, and the aviation rules which they are exempted from. In May, seven aerial … [Read more...] about Drones Are Coming To Hollywood: FAA to Approve UAVs for Use in Film Industry
Debate Rages Over Drones in Movie Shoots
from hollywoodreporter.com Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes, lots of gunfire, a speeding train, an approaching helicopter — all caught in a swooping bird's-eye view. Not that long ago, the only way to capture all that simultaneous action in one aerial shot would have required a second helicopter with its own camera crew. But that isn't how the opening sequence in The … [Read more...] about Debate Rages Over Drones in Movie Shoots
FAA Offers Guidance to Model Aircraft Operators
from faa.gov Agency issues interpretation of 2012 Reauthorization Law, restates authority to take enforcement action against hazardous operations. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today published a Federal Register notice on its interpretation of the statutory special rules for model aircraft in the FAA Modernization and … [Read more...] about FAA Offers Guidance to Model Aircraft Operators
Hollywood’s Request for Drone Rules From FAA is an Important Step
Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 outlines provisions for incremental unmanned aerial systems (UAS) integration for limited, low risk uses in advance of the small UAS rule. On Tuesday, the Hollywood Reporter said several marquee film production companies have officially petitioned the FAA to exercise these provisions and expedite government sanctioned … [Read more...] about Hollywood’s Request for Drone Rules From FAA is an Important Step
