The difficulties of compliance are spawning many discussions on drone forums about whether it is better to operate commercially without a 333 Exemption or to get the exemption and just not comply with all the terms and conditions, of which there are literally dozens.
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Though the price point for higher-end drones hovers around $1,000, popular demand for the gadgets has seen versions retailing at Walmart for as little as $20.
DIA is working with the FAA to make sure drones are being flown safely.
Drone operators are encouraged to register their flight plans with the FAA, but the process isn’t mandatory for hobbyists, and a multitude of issues have arisen around UAVs.
“Hawaiian Airlines CEO Mark Dunkerley was more blunt”.
Grant County Port District 7 commissioners passed a resolution last Thursday adopting any future rules developed by the Federal Aviation Administration concerning drones flying near the airport. “There are many areas outside of 5 miles of an airport where a drone conflict could occur”.
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“Pilot reports about unmanned aircraft flying in their vicinity have increased dramatically in the past year, and this is a trend that the FAA is very concerned about”, Joe Morra, operations manager for the FAA’s Office of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration, wrote. Now, airport officials are meeting to see what they can do to crack down on illegal drone use, as it’s becoming an increasingly unsafe problem across the country. “A lot of what pilots are seeing is irresponsible use of toys”, one congressman said during the summit. I’ve investigated more than one midair in which manned aircraft did not see each other until it was too late-in fact, there have been two recent midairs where military jets collided with GA aircraft-so it’s hard to imagine distinguishing specks in the sky as drones, as opposed to, say, birds or balloons. “The toys, in my opinion, should be set up so they can’t be sold unless they’re geo-fenced for altitude and perimeters”.
