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21 Section 333 Exemptions Approved, 3/20/2015 – 3/27/2015

March 28, 2015 theDroneInfo21 section 333 exemptions approved, aerial, aerial photography, exemptions, FAA Drone Regulations, farming, forestry, gas exploration, inspection, mining, oil exploration, photography, scientific studies, section 3330 comment

21 Section 333 Exemptions Approved The FAA made a lot of progress on exemptions during the last few days with 21 section 333 exemptions approved. Here are the section 333 exemptions approved by the FAA and a summary of planned use for each. San Diego Gas & Electric Company The exemption notes: “The exemption would allow the petitioner to operate an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to conduct aerial inspections of its electric and gas facilities including emergency response damage assessments” Southern Company Services, Inc. The exemption notes: “The exemption would…

Our Interviews

Interview with Jay Forte of Sky-Futures

March 20, 2015 theDroneInfoFAA Drone Regulations, gas exploration, oil exploration, safety, section 333, sky-futures0 comment

15299 / Pixabay Q. Could you tell us a bit about Sky-Futures? Sky-Futures provides visual inspection and technical report writing using UAV technology and Oil and Gas industry experts. We have been operating globally for nearly four years with offices in London, Aberdeen, Malaysia and Norway. The Houston office opens tomorrow as we now have our permission to operate commercially in the US. Our safety procedures and operations manual have been proven with over 200 days of work performed last year with zero safety incidents. We look forward to bringing our…

Drones In The News

Sky-Futures: Use of Drones for Oil and Gas Inspections

March 19, 2015 theDroneInfoefficiency, FAA Drone Regulations, gas exploration, oil exploration, safety, section 3330 comment

We came across this press release and wanted to share it with our readers. Using drones for oil and gas inspections is another great example of using drone/uav technology to increase efficiency (dollars and time) while improving employee safety. We applaud these efforts and look forward to seeing many more. Drones for Oil and Gas Inspections Sky-Futures USA, a Houston based company offering drone inspection services to the Oil and Gas industry is today awarded a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Section 333 Exemption permitting the use of its Ascending Technologies…