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FAA Releases Smartphone App For UAS Users

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, January 6th, 2016

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FAA Releases Smartphone App For UAS Users

Typhoon Q500 4K drone offered by Yuneec Electric Aviation. The open-the-box-and-fly UAS can shoot 4K video. Photo: Yuneec

After completing initial beta testing, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday released a Smartphone app to enable users of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to fly their aircraft more safely in the national airspace.The B4UFLY app is now available for Apple [AAPL] devices and the FAA released a beta version for Android devices. The apps can be downloaded from Apple and Google [GOOG] respectively.“We expect B4UFLY will help raise public awareness about what it means to operate unmanned aircraft safely,”…

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