The Federal Aviation Administration went public on June 21 with its first set of rules that set boundaries for the use of small commercial drone systems operating within the national airspace.
Among many other things, the 600-plus pages of new rules mandate that commercial drones up to 55 pounds operate only in the daytime; fly under 400 feet and not within 400 feet of tall buildings and towers; remain within line of sight of their operators or someone in communications with their operator; and be piloted only by operators who’ve been certified in the past two years and are at least 16 years old.
