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USA: FAA presents its proposal for drone aircraft-regulation

Washington, USA - The draft comes almost simultaneously with Barack Obama's Memorandum focused on the subject

Sunday, 15 February FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has finally submitted a regulation draft on the increasingly topical issue of UAS (Unmanned Aerial Systems, an acronym that refers to the unmanned aircraft vehicles). To use them, the document establishes a minimum age of 17 years and an altitude equal and not more than 500 feet; the weight instead must be around a maximum of 55 pounds while...

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Rome, Italy, 02/16/2015 19:38
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