The best known use of unmanned aircraft systems, commonly called drones, has been our military’s use of predator drones for combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. Government agencies have also used drones for law enforcement, border security, firefighting, disaster relief, atmospheric research, and search and rescue missions. Until very recently, however, with few exceptions, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has not permitted the civil use of drones for non-recreational purposes. That is about to change.
The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 requires that the FAA develop a comprehensive regulatory policy “to support safe and efficient [drone] operations in the national airspace.” The law authorizes the administration in the interim to permit the commercial use of certain types of drones in low-risk, controlled environments.1 The administration announced earlier this year that it expects the filmmaking, agriculture, and oil and gas industries to take advantage of these exemptions.
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