Drone attorney Jonathan Rupprecht has found and analyzed some statistics from the first 2 weeks of the new Part 107 test - and the results are stunning. Over 5,000 drone operators took the part 107 test in the first 15 days; compared with just over 9,000 manned aircraft tests in the entire year of 2015. In the infographic below, Rupprecht crunches the numbers on the test; … [Read more...] about Part 107 – Over 12,000 Applications in the First 2 Weeks
Part 107
With Part 107, Once Again, Everything Changes
Guest Commentary by Terry Holland — And once again, everything changes. With the FAA opening the sky to commercial drone use with the roll out of Part 107 (providing a clear and specific set of guidelines and regulations concerning the use of drones for paying drone work), we really are at the beginning of a new era in aerial media production. Not only for the larger … [Read more...] about With Part 107, Once Again, Everything Changes
The Black Market in Drones: Why Commercial Operators Need the FAA
Commentary. The FAA predicts that there may be as many as 600,000 licensed drone operators in a year, since Part 107 was enacted at the end of August. But that number may be swamped by the huge black market in drones: the unofficial commercial operators. Prior to the recent enactment of Part 107, commercial drone operations were prohibited under FAA Regulation, commonly … [Read more...] about The Black Market in Drones: Why Commercial Operators Need the FAA
Top 5 Industries Hiring Commercial Drones Now
With the enactment of Part 107, the Small UAS Rule, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said in a press conference that the government estimates there will be over 600,000 new commercial drone operators licensed this year. But will there be the demand to match the supply? Here are the top 5 industries hiring small commercial drones now, based on real job requests tracked on our … [Read more...] about Top 5 Industries Hiring Commercial Drones Now
Recreational Drones are Left Out of Amazon’s New Plan
News and Commentary. Recreational drones - once the darling of drone headlines and drone manufacturers alike - may be taking a backseat to the commercial drone industry. When Paul Misener, vice president for global innovation policy and communications for Amazon, gave a keynote address at the InterDrone 2016 conference in Las Vegas yesterday he spoke about the company's … [Read more...] about Recreational Drones are Left Out of Amazon’s New Plan
