Fan Cheng The demand for UAV services increased greatly due to the epidemic, and the FAA of the
Published on:2020-04-26
Foreign media "Financial Times" April 23rd news, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the first time approved the flight exemption associated with COVID-19, allowing a staff member of a Oil and Natural Gas Corp in Texas to check the infrastructure with UAV over the horizon during isolation.
It uses the UAV of an Israeli start-up company. This time, it will fly out of the sight of the "flying hand", which is usually prohibited by the FAA. A partner in a law firm that works with the drone company said the exemption was "accelerated by the virus". The application was approved within 24 hours of filing on April 5, "which is amazing for FAA".
It is reported that the epidemic has increased the demand for UAV services, such as non-contact delivery and air surveillance. But regulation has always been an obstacle to the commercialization of UAVs, and many companies hope this is a good start. William Walsh, partner of Cozen O (Connor), said that the exemption marks the first time that FAA has made specific responses to the instructions of the White House in March 17th, calling on all organizations to relax some regulation to ease COVID-19s influence on enterprises. He believes that the institutional culture of FAA is not conducive to rapid response, but "this crisis provides an opportunity to change this model."
However, many people believe that a single exemption is not a precursor to further relaxation, but just a gesture made by the FAA to show its willingness to help fight the epidemic.
According to earlier reports, European governments "do not hesitate" to use drones to fight the epidemic. The governments of Italy and other countries have particularly relaxed some flight restrictions in urban areas to support the use of drones to fight the epidemic. (Zhao Hanqing)
It uses the UAV of an Israeli start-up company. This time, it will fly out of the sight of the "flying hand", which is usually prohibited by the FAA. A partner in a law firm that works with the drone company said the exemption was "accelerated by the virus". The application was approved within 24 hours of filing on April 5, "which is amazing for FAA".
It is reported that the epidemic has increased the demand for UAV services, such as non-contact delivery and air surveillance. But regulation has always been an obstacle to the commercialization of UAVs, and many companies hope this is a good start. William Walsh, partner of Cozen O (Connor), said that the exemption marks the first time that FAA has made specific responses to the instructions of the White House in March 17th, calling on all organizations to relax some regulation to ease COVID-19s influence on enterprises. He believes that the institutional culture of FAA is not conducive to rapid response, but "this crisis provides an opportunity to change this model."
However, many people believe that a single exemption is not a precursor to further relaxation, but just a gesture made by the FAA to show its willingness to help fight the epidemic.
According to earlier reports, European governments "do not hesitate" to use drones to fight the epidemic. The governments of Italy and other countries have particularly relaxed some flight restrictions in urban areas to support the use of drones to fight the epidemic. (Zhao Hanqing)
