Drone lawyers and lobbyists received word from the Federal Aviation Administration and the White House over the holiday weekend that the federal government is closer to regulating commercial unmanned aircrafts.
The FAA announced long-awaited proposed rules for the commercial use of drones, which are also known as unmanned aerial vehicles or systems and are commonly called by industry groups UAVs or UAS. The proposals restrict everything from the size of the aircraft (less than 55 pounds) to the time of day they can fly (only during daylight), to where people must be in relations to a drone in flight (with the device in sight, but not directly overhead).
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