Sharper Shape, Edison Electric Institute, And SkySkopes Submit First-Of-Its-Kind Application For Long-Distance Drone Flights
A waiver application has been submitted to the FAA by UAV asset inspection company Sharper Shape requesting approval to perform beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flights. In coordination with the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and SkySkopes, this waiver would allow members of the EEI-Sharper Shape partnership to demonstrate and develop commercial long-distance flights for electric company asset inspections.
Mathewson Says Rule 'Resolves Many Uncertainties' For Model Aircraft Pilots
In a statement released to the media, Dave Mathewson, executive director of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), which is the world’s largest community-based organization whose members fly model aircraft for recreational and educational purposes, congratulated the FAA on its implementation of the Small UAS Rule, officially known as Part 107.
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