The legal bridge between UAV or “SUAS” (small unmanned aerial systems) operators and the FAA continues to make excellent progress in 2015 as a new deal was just reached between CNN and the FAA to allow drone usage for research and news broadcasting purposes. It’s another step in the right direction for implementing one of the newest and most innovative technologies (drones) since the internet.
Aerial Photo Media has been monitoring the situation closely and we firmly believe it’s only a matter of time until drones are a permanant staple in standard industry. Here is the full link to the article:
http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/12/7532391/cnn-faa-sign-deal-to-bring-drones-to-news-reporting