CNN Cleared To Fly Newsgathering Drones Over Crowds

Credit: Snap: Vantage Robotics
News network CNN has been approved to fly drones over crowds, becoming the first operator granted a waiver to FAA rules banning flights over people. The waiver to the Part 107 small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) rule allows CNN to fly the Vantage Robotics Snap, a 1.37-lb. frangible UAS, over crowds...

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