AUVSI Releases Report on Part 107 Waivers, Calls for New Rulemaking to Support Restricted Operations
The Small Unmanned Aircraft rule (commonly called Part 107) went into effect on August 29, 2016. The rule created a regulatory framework for commercial drone operations, which required commercial pilots to be Part 107 certified and prohibited various types of drone operations, like flying at night or Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS), without a waiver. Since then, the FAA has[…]