Part 107

News and Commentary.  Recreational drones – once the darling of drone headlines and drone manufacturers alike – may be taking a backseat to the commercial drone industry. When Paul Misener, vice president for global innovation policy and communications for Amazon,  gave a keynote address at the InterDrone 2016 conference in …

PrecisionHawk’s LATAS delivers an innovative air traffic control system for drones, but it’s one of several that depends on the not-so-imminent success of all aircraft using ADS-B. QuickTake THE FACTS: This past week, the FAA granted PrecisionHawk a waiver from Part 107.31’s visual line of sight (VLOS) limitations, which gives …

Image: Public domain Part 2 of a series – see How to Pass the Part 107 Test, Part 1. The FAA reports that 88% of participants taking the Part 107 Test on Monday passed it – but reports from the field say that the test was harder than most people …

So you want to make money with your drone? That’s great, but the FAA’s Part 107 exam (which you now need to pass if you want to legally fly for business purposes) might be a little harder than you were expecting. It’s almost definitely a whole lot better than the …

The FAA announced this week that it granted 76 Part 107 waivers on the first day that the new law came into effect (Monday, August 29.)  The Part 107 waivers will allow for commercial operations outside of the restrictions of the Small UAS Rule, which include BVLOS (beyond visual line …

Kim Wheeler of 2Drone_Gals This is Part 1 of “How to Pass the Part 107 Test.”  Look for DRONELIFE’s extensive reference list of free study guides, groups, and resources later this week. In yesterday’s press conference, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said that over 3,000 people had registered to take the …