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The FAA's Part 107 And The Micro UAS Advisory Committee

The year 2016 has been a big year for drones, due largely to the release from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of its Part 107 regulations of commercial small unmanned aircraft systems (weighing less than 55 pounds). In this article, I will discuss three important drone developments in 2016: the implementation of Part 107; the risk to hobbyists of not complying with Part 101 and, thus, coming under the requirements of Part 107 (and potential FAA penalties); and the convening of the Micro Unmanned Aircraft Systems Advisory Rulemaking Committee (Micro UAS ARC). I then conclude by looking forward to what can be expected from the FAA in 2017.

The Blue Whale Adventures

Aerial Videography on the Open Sea.

Race To Win:Tips From International Competitor Bapu Madhu

When you think of all the racers out there that are making their mark on the drone-racing circuit, one person that always seems to be in the thick of things is Bapu Madhu. He competes on both a national and international level with all of the top racers out there. He is known for his consistency and managing to place on the podium at a number of events. To top it off, he is, without a doubt, one of the nicest people you will ever meet on the racing circuit. We were fortunate enough to spend a Saturday morning out at Bapu’s favorite flying park with him and his family as he practices for the upcoming Aloha Cup in Hawaii.

Drones At Work

Unmanned aerial systems to add $82 billion to the U.S. economy

Growing The Sport Of Drone Racing

Growing The Sport Of Drone Racing

Aerobo's Suresh Kumar

An engineer's perspective on the past, present, and future of drone technology

DART Drones $100,000 Public Safety Grant

DART Drones $100,000 Public Safety Grant

Aerial Photography 101 How to Shoot Your Own Aerial Photos of the World

Thanks to the advent of smaller and lighter cameras that can easily be attached to our multirotors, more and more pilots are getting their high-quality shots and HD video from the sky. Let’s discuss lifting cameras into the sky by multirotor and how to guide your camera through the air.

Drone Swarm

Networking nanobots take to the sky

Antarctic Adventure

Where Can’t A Drone Go?

Eye In The Sky

Getting Started With Aerial

Black Hornet

The military’s new eyes in the skies.

Can Uber Elevate Deliver Your Fries Hot?

Uber checked all the right boxes during the third annual Uber elevate summit that took place in Washington, D.C., june 11–12.

intro to thermal imaging

see the world in a different light.

drone worlds

olympic-style racing on kualoa ranch.

On The Fly

Using Drones For Aircraft Inspections.

Going Beyond Visual Line Of Sight

Going beyond visual line of sight.

Autel Robotics Evo

Packable 4K adventure drone is an instant contender.

Traveling With Your Drone

Avoiding airport surprises and more

Counter UAS

The solution when drones go bad

Drone Careers

Meet six pilots who turned passion into a profession

Rogue Drones

COUNTER-UAS SYSTEMS TAKE DOWN OUTLAW AIRCRAFT

Brand Update! We Are Now RotorDrone Pro

AS OUR CONTENT HAS SHIFTED to cover more professional drone use, we’ve decided to update our name to RotorDrone Pro. We feel this new name better reflects the commercial drone feature stories, interviews, and even drone and gear reviews we have offered—and will continue to offer—to our ever-growing audience.

Mission Profile Sinkhole Eval

Dangerous and dirty, but not at all dull.

Shaun Taylor

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A FRIEND introduces a firefighter who is into drag racing to the YouTube drone racing scene? You get Shaun Taylor, a full-time drone racer from Albuquerque, New Mexico, who has blazed a winning trail around the world. I was able to spend some time with Shaun and got a chance to learn more about his passion for drone racing.— Dan Goldstein

DJI Racing Edition Goggles

One set for all your flying needs

Adventure Antarctic

Where Can’t a Drone Go?

Asked And Answered

Expert solutions to common questions

Freestyle Aerobatics

A New Twist On Fpv Competition.

Drone Imaging 101

10 experts share their advice on getting started