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Construction Drones: Bechtel on Section 333 and more

Drones will enhance safety jp26jp / Pixabay Construction Drones and More We reached out to Bechtel after they received their FAA Section 333 Exemption to learn more about construction drones, the section 333 process, and more.  While many at Bechtel assisted in this interview we wanted to thank Mike Lewis, Bechtel’s Global Manager of Construction, for his insights as he provided the responses. Q. You filed your Section 333 exemption on October 8th of 2014, did the approval process go forward as you expected? We followed a clear process and…

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A few Section 333 Insights from CineDrones

CineDrones CineDrones received their Section 333 exemption on April 3rd.  They are an aerial cinematography business in Orlando Florida, we reached out to them to learn more about their business and their experience with the Section 333 exemption process. Q. You filed your Section 333 exemption on October 9th of 2014, did the approval process go forward as you expected? It was a lot slower than we’d expected.  I wrote the exemption myself without any direction from an attorney. The FAA requested more info which I believe took a bit longer to…

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Section 333 Insights from VSG Unmanned

VSG Unmanned We continue our Section 333 Insights series, we last spoke with Industrial Aerobotics, LLC, by this time getting Section 333 Insights from VSG Unmanned.  They were approved for their Section 333 exemption on March 24th so we reached out to learn more about their experience. Q. You filed your Section 333 exemption on August 4th of 2014, did the approval process go forward as you expected? It took a bit longer than we anticipated. I think everyone was surprised with the number of applicants and the FAA was just…

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