
An amazing example of drone photography by DJI Ambassador Romeo Durscher ©2014
Drones were once the new stars of the military, but now companies like DJI and UAVGlobal are creating drones for use by everyone from farmers to real estate agents to photographers. These unmanned aircraft can be extremely fun for the retail consumer, but can also be extremely invasive. Think about someone taking photos of your child playing in the backyard, or flying over your picnic on the beach.
That’s why the Federal Aviation Agency, or FAA, has finally come out with a set of a proposed framework to regulate the use of drones in a non-military capacity. This framework of regulations should make it easy for businesses to buy and use small drones for their business uses. (Pizza delivery by drone, anyone?) But before you get too excited, these regulations are going through a long review period, and won’t be released until early 2017. Continue Reading →