FAA expected to announce rules for commercial drones this week
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration this week is expected to announce rules for the commercial use of drones, but the new regulations will limit their flights to daytime and to within the line of sight of operators.
The specifics of the rules, which will allow drones weighing about 50 pounds, could come as soon as Tuesday, The Wall Street Journal reported, quoting industry officials. But they are unlikely to please some proposed commercial operations of drones, which would like the aircraft to be allowed to operate at night and outside the operator’s line of sight.
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