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September 20, 2016

Drone firms want to expand flight rules

  • Companies say “line-of-sight” exemptions are essential to using drones for such tasks as storm cleanup and repairs, as well as infrastructure and utility inspections.
    • By DAVE KOLPACK
    Associated Press

    FARGO, N.D. — As thousands of commercial drones take to the skies under new Federal Aviation Administration rules, some small operators are pursuing a coveted exemption that would allow them to fly their drones where they can't be seen by the pilot.

    The companies who want them say the so-called line-of-sight exemptions are essential to someday use drones for such tasks as cleanup and repair after storm damage and monitoring widespread crop conditions.


     
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