UAS Proposed Rules Released Yesterday

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Our very first blog post will be a welcome one!  The FAA and DOT have released the proposed rules for small UAS flight (small being less than 55 lbs.).  These rules will have a tremendous impact on UAS flight for years to come.  Most experts are now anticipating 18-24 months for the FAA to address all the anticipated comments on this and implement a final set of rules.  We’re excited to see progress here and are looking forward to operating UAS outside of 333 exemptions and COAs (Certificate of Authorization).  We were particularly excited to see a special operator certification that won’t require a pilot’s license.

Take a look at the summary of the draft rules or, if you like reading long legal documents, you can read the full document.

Stay tuned for more developments here!

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Travis LeMoine Sales Manager
Travis is the Director of Seiler GeoDrones and has been with Seiler Instrument since June of 2009. He focuses his efforts on high-efficiency, high-precision data collection by various tools such as UAVs, mobile LiDAR and GNSS. Travis has been involved in the GPS/GNSS industries, as well as optical positioning, since 2004. Prior to his time with Seiler, he worked for another distributor and manufactrer as well as privitely consulted in geospatial positioning. Travis received his B.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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