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Commercial UAV News Releases Report on How Commercial Pilots Can Operate Within the New FAA Part 107 Rules   Drown News (photo courtesy of Pablo  by Buffer) Well the day has finally arrived.  Although the details around Part 107 were announced in June, today represents the first day people may legally operate a drone for commercial purposes under the new FAA regulation.  To coincide with the new Small UAS Rule, aka Part 107,  Commercial UAV News  announced today the release of a free online report,  What You Need to Know to Legally Operate Your Drone Under New FAA Regulation” ,  that helps define what it means to legally fly drones under the new FAA regulation that went into effect today. The ruling represents a critical moment that will forever change the commercial U.S. drone industry, and the report is an accessible article that outlines the essential guidelines for non-hobbyist small unmanned aircraft (UAS) operators looking to unders...

Epson's Michael Leyva Discusses Compliance Solutions Under the New FAA's Visual Line of Sight Rule  Epson's Proposed VLOS Solution On June 21, the FAA announced the new small drone rules (under 55lbs) aka Part 107  which take effect August 29. One of the operational limits is maintaining Visual Line of Sight (VLOS).  Under the new rules, pilots must always remain within visual line of sight of the drone — something that typically prohibits any kind of long-distance drone use, including even the most basic delivery drones though Amazon is still allowed to continue to study the delivery service  potential. One solution that will provide data and maintain line of sight are Augmented Reality glasses like the EPSON Moverio BT-200/300. We speak with Michael Leyva, Product Manager of New Product Innovation, who will speak about the possibilities of solutions in partnership with DJI. Check it out!