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Business Owner Doubts Government’s UAV Licensing Plan, Cites Timeline, ‘Few Details’

Pat Host

Monday, October 19th, 2015

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Business Owner Doubts Government’s UAV Licensing Plan, Cites Timeline, ‘Few Details’

The popular quadcopter UAV developed by China's DJI. These recreation drones can be a nuisance or a threat in some areas. Photo: DJI

A business owner who wants to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) professionally has doubts about FAA and the Transportation Department’s preliminary plan for registering unmanned systems.Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced Monday the creation of a task force to develop recommendations for a UAV registration process, according to a DOT statement. Composed of 25 to 30 representatives from the UAV and manned aviation industries, the federal government and other stakeholders, the group will advise DOT on…

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