by Kara Murphy | Jun 1, 2020 | FAA, News
On August 29, 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implemented Part 107 regulations for small unmanned aircraft weighing under 55 pounds. Replacing the costly and time-consuming requirements of acquiring a Section 333 exemption, the new small drone rule...
by Kara Murphy | May 8, 2020 | FAA, News
On March 13th, almost a month-and-a-half after the Secretary of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the President declared a national emergency. Since then, cases have been reported in all 50 states and...
by Kara Murphy | Jun 6, 2019 | FAA, News
In a groundbreaking move for the drone industry, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Greely, Colorado-based contractor Hensel Phelps the first-ever waiver to fly over people with the aid of a parachute. This is also the first time the FAA has worked with...