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FAA Approves First Fully-Automated Commercial Drone Flight

  • Writer: Preston Grimes
    Preston Grimes
  • Jan 16, 2021
  • 1 min read

In documents posted to the FAA website, Massachusetts-based American Robotics Inc. got a partial grant of exemption on Jan. 14 that allows unmanned aircraft to fly beyond the line of sight of a remote pilot.


Signed by Flight Standards Service Deputy Executive Director Robert C. Carty, the grant allows American Robotics to operate its Scout quadcopter unmanned aircraft with a maximum takeoff weight of 20 pounds, in rural settings for research, development and training.





Source: FOX Business

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