U.S. Federal Aviation Administration recently two expensive unmanned aircraft certified for commercial purposes, to further open the U.S. market drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, but cheap (UAV) will still have regulatory limbo.
FAA's decision in late July to approve Boeing (BA.N) AeroVironment situ scanning Eagle Company's (AVAV.O)'s Puma UAV industry are excited that the first such certification in the United States of unmanned aircraft for commercial purposes.
These long-range aircraft weighing less than 50 lbs 22 kg), with a wingspan of about 4.5 feet sharply estimated that each $ 100,000 price tag.
Their approval is seen as a potential release of several billion dollar industry, so far, has been largely confined to the first step in military and law enforcement applications.
However, in the meantime, dozens of companies gearing up bit more affordable for the FAA prove their drones, said there is no way farmers and many other types of UAVs, got certified last month investment.
UAV Systems International (AUVSI), an industry group, known as the Association for FAA certification two kinds of UAVs. "This is a big step forward, which for us is a big problem in this industry, said:" This Gielow, government relations manager group.
In early 2012, Congress passed a bill requiring the FAA to write rules, 2015, the jurisdiction of the unmanned aircraft that can be used to capture everything from agricultural spraying pesticides exotic animal poachers commercial operation monitoring sporting events.
Aviation and aerospace industry research firm Teal Group estimates that the annual worldwide UAV spending will nearly double to $ 11.4 billion, in 2022. AUVSI industry estimates may contribute to the U.S. economy more than 8 billion U.S. dollars, U.S. dollars over a decade.
FAA is taking a cautious approach, the controversial aircraft. The U.S. government's use of weapons of UAVs for remote kill foreign fighters has sparked a fierce debate, privacy advocates worry about big brother-like unmanned commercial aircraft explosion.
Rory Paul volt aerial robot, Chief Executive Officer of St. Louis-based company said, the use of unmanned reconnaissance and map farmland efficiency gains, prompting some farmers to use less expensive drones despite FAA regulations.
"FAA inspectors do not run around looking for the heart of unmanned aerial vehicles," said Paul.
Paul provides a large number of farmers, his company's octane quadcopters, costing $ 10,770 for each. He also sells fixed-wing UAV called WaveSight about 50,000.
The FAA said that if it becomes clear, but added that will resort to civil penalties, and only in extreme cases, it will try to prevent unauthorized commercial activities.
FAA spokesman Laisiduoer said, "We really would pursue a civil penalty, if someone in a reckless way to operate drones.
"Huge leap"
FAA's interest in nudging along commercial unmanned industry back in 2012 legislation.
In 2009 the agency created an unmanned aircraft program office to better organize its certification process, and in March this year, said it is still to develop a plan to accelerate civil UAVs into the national airspace integration .
To date, the FAA has issued a certification mostly public security and law enforcement purposes, including fire protection, border control, and search and rescue missions.
As of February 15, 2013, there are 327 active UAV certification. However, once the regulatory framework is in place, FAA estimates that 7,500 commercial unmanned aircraft will be feasible within five years.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification is called a "giant leap" in the business "Scan Eagle" of unmanned aircraft and Puma.
Later confirmed in a statement the company Boeing and AeroVironment UAS, the FAA said that a major energy company plans on the coast of Alaska in August fly "Scan Eagle" field of oil exploration in the Arctic ice flow and whale migration survey. At the same time, Puma, will be used in the Arctic Ocean Beaufort Sea oil spill monitoring and wildlife monitoring.
Oil giant ConocoPhillips (COP.N) confirmed that it has with the FAA's work "regulatory and safety aspects of the" drones, but deferred further explained until later this summer.
In its next major step, the FAA is expected to be announced later this year, six test sites, unmanned aircraft, completed in 2012, another legislative requirements.
However, not everyone is happy with the pace of the FAA. AUVSI Gielow from the industry group said that although the department's commitment to the FAA, he was concerned that the agency was in 2015 Congress authorized the target track.
Volt aerial robot Paul said, the FAA has not done enough to tap into one of the largest customer base - farmers. "(FAA) that they would have to be like" Scan Eagle "unmanned aircraft systems in the agricultural business, but that is not the case," said Paul. "They really are too expensive."
 



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