The FAA announced 76 waivers had been granted on Aug. 29, the first day that Part 107 took effect, ushering in new rules for unmanned aircraft and demonstrating that the agency is also entertaining requests to push beyond the current limits. The vast majority of the waivers, 72 of the 76, were issued to allow night flights, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said during a news conference. But one among that first batch of waivers will allow PrecisionHawk to fly drones beyond the remote pilot’s sight, expanding the company’s experience with another aspect of safe integration, namely the ability to maintain separation between aircraft and drones.
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