Actually, you can land that one on the FAA's runway! See http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/rulemaking/recently_published/media/2120-AJ60_NPRM_2-15-2015_joint_signature.pdf
Jim On 2015-02-16 16:57, Carleton MacDonald wrote:
If it’s the Associated Press it is always their policy to dumb down the measurements. Carleton *From:*owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] *On Behalf Of *Michael Payne *Sent:* Monday, February 16, 2015 16:27 *To:* U.S. Metric Association *Subject:* [USMA:54617] Metric drone legislation Reading the proposed rules, I see the limits are actually 25 kg and 2 kg for Unmanned air vehicles, aka drones. Figures have been rounded by the media to 55 lbs and 4,4 lbs. Mike *FAA Unveils Long Awaited Small Drone Draft Regulation* The FAA unveiled its highly anticipated proposed regulation for the commercial use of small drones weighing less than 55 pounds yesterday, coinciding with the release of a Presidential memorandum setting privacy guidelines for federal agencies that use unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Under the FAA’s proposed rule, which it called a “framework of regulations,” operators would be required to fly drones within their unaided line of sight, to a maximum altitude of 500 feet above ground level and during daylight hours. Flights in airspace sectors other than Class G uncontrolled airspace would require local ATC permission to maintain a buffer between manned and unmanned aircraft. The rule contains a “micro UAS option” that would permit more flexible operation in Class G airspace for drones weighing 4.4 pounds or less. Significantly, the regulation would not require small drone operators to have a pilot certificate. Rather, they would need a “newly created FAA unmanned aircraft operator’s permit.” Also, the FAA would not require small drones to be certified for airworthiness; instead, they must be maintained in a safe condition for flight. The FAA’s conditions must survive a rulemaking process that could take 18 months or longer. The agency will accept public comments for 60 days from the date the NPRM appears in the /Federal Register/. “Today’s action does not authorize widespread commercial use of unmanned aircraft,” Huerta advised. “That can only happen when the rule is final.”
