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Re: Teaching DRONES In a robotics class

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Originally Posted by lark95 View Post
Actually it is not illegal. The FAA has only come out with Proposed Rules and Regulations. These are not legally laws and therefore cannot be enforced as laws. In the late 40s or early 50s the FAA got a law passed through congress that transferred all regulating authority to community based organizations, What has now become the AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics) This body has not as of yet come out with and rules about commercial use of Drones/UAVs.


Disclaimer: this post is the result of my research. If i am wrong somebody please correct me.
According to these links, you need FAA approval for commercial use.
http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=76240
https://www.faa.gov/uas/faq/
The AMA only governs hobby aircraft.
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