US Gives Green Signal For Commercial Use of Drones

Obama government has cleared the use of small drones by real estate agents, farmers and other commercial operators.

Prashant Bhardwaj
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Rules are expected to free the benefits of the new technology. (Photo: Amazon)
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Rules are expected to free the benefits of the new technology. (Photo: Amazon)
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Routine use of small drones by real estate agents, farmers, filmmakers and countless other commercial operators was cleared for takeoff by the Obama administration on Tuesday, after years of struggling to write rules that would both protect public safety and free the benefits of a new technology.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced the creation of a new category of aviation rules designed specifically for drones weighing less than 55 pounds. The long-anticipated rules mean commercial operators can fly drones without special permission. Industry and government officials describe commercial drones as the biggest game-changing technology in aviation since the advent of the jet engine.

(With inputs from AP.)

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