Jan 9, 2015FAA grants permits for agriculture drones
The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday issued permits to use drones to monitor crops and photograph properties for sale, marking the first time permission has been granted to companies involved in agriculture and real estate.
The exemptions to the current ban on commercial drone flights were granted to Advanced Aviation Solutions in Spokane for “crop scouting,” and to Douglas Trudeau of Tierra Antigua Realty in Tucson, Ariz.
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