Type:Notice
Citation:86 FR 8250
Reading Time:about 2 minutes
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has published a notice regarding a petition filed by the Google Research Climate and Energy Group. This petition seeks an exemption from certain Federal Aviation Regulations to allow them to operate an unmanned aircraft system for fire-fighting and monitoring in Firebaugh, California. The drone in question weighs between 55 and 98.8 pounds and uses first-person view technology. Interested parties can submit comments on this petition by the specified deadline.
Simple Explanation
The FAA is thinking about letting Google use big drones to help with fire-fighting in California, and people can say what they think about it.