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Search Results: keywords:"unmanned aircraft system"

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 8342
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    America Films, Ltd. has applied for a permit to film gray whales in California for a television series celebrating North American wildlife. The filming, scheduled for April 2021, will use both a vessel and an unmanned aircraft system. The filming may inadvertently impact other marine species like sea lions, seals, and dolphins. The National Marine Fisheries Service is seeking public comments on the application until March 8, 2021, before making a decision.

    Simple Explanation

    America Films wants to make a TV show about gray whales and has asked permission to film them in California. They will use a boat and a flying camera, and people can share their thoughts about this plan until early March.

  • 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.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 8557
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a notice regarding a petition from the Board of Regents of the Nevada System of Higher Education on behalf of the Desert Research Institute. The petition seeks an exemption from certain Federal Aviation Regulations to operate a heavy unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for research and training purposes. The Desert Research Institute wishes to fly a UAS weighing up to 76.9 pounds and requests permission to hold only a remote pilot certificate, rather than meeting the full FAA written test requirements. Public comments on the petition are invited by February 19, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The Desert Research Institute wants a special permission to fly a big drone weighing a lot for learning and research, without taking the usual big test that pilots need. They’ve asked people to share what they think about this idea by February 19, 2025.