FAA raises blanket commercial UAV altitude restriction to 400 feet

FAA has lifted the allowed altitude for commercial and governmental unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) weighing less than 55 lbs. to 400 feet. FAA previously had a blanket requirement that commercial/governmental UAVs operating in US airspace stay below 200 feet unless receiving special authorization...

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