US to allow drones on low, daytime flights
Allowing small unmanned aircraft to be flown for business purposes in the US may produce US$100 million or more in economic benefits, says an FAA analysis
Washington
THE first commercial drones in the US will have to stay lower than 500 feet (152.4m) and within sight of an operator, and fly during daytime only, federal regulators say.
An economic analysis to justify opening the nation's skies to small commercial unmanned aircraft, obtained by Bloomberg News, provides the first glimpse of how the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to integrate robotic and remote-controlled aircraft into the civilian aviation system. The content of the document was verified by a person familiar with the regulatory process.
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