The permission to operate the roughly $1,000 remote controlled aircraft makes him the first realtor in the United States to be able to legally fly a drone for business purposes.
Hobbyists can operate the same small aircraft up to 400 feet in most areas, but any commercial use requires special FAA dispensation.
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“The FAA is taking an incremental approach to safe UAS integration,” the agency says on its website. “Introducing UAS into the nation’s airspace is challenging for both the FAA and aviation community, because the U.S. has the busiest, most complex airspace in the world.”
