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January 7, 2015

FAA OKs drones for crop ‘scouting' and real estate

  • The permits require both a ground “pilot” and an observer, and that the drone remains within sight of the operator at all times.
  • By JOAN LOWY
    Associated Press

    WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday issued permits to use drones to monitor crops and photograph properties for sale, marking the first time permission has been granted to companies involved agriculture and real estate.

    The exemptions to the current ban on commercial drone flights were granted to Advanced Aviation Solutions in Spokane for “crop scouting,” and to Douglas Trudeau of Tierra Antigua Realty in Tucson, Arizona.


     
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