October 2014 | EquipmentWorld.com
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cover story: drones
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by Wayne Grayson
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WGrayson@randallreilly.com
EYES
How drones and
UAVs are already
affecting
construction
jobsites today
June 9, 1981: The agency issues Advisory Circular 91-57 on
"Model Aircraft Operating Standards," recognizing that model
aircraft could pose a threat to people and property on the
ground as well as full-scale aircraft in fl ight.
February 13, 2007: The FAA says model aircraft, no matter their
size or complexity, fi t the statutory and regulatory defi nitions
of "unmanned aircraft" and "aircraft," since they are "used or
intended to be used for fl ight in the air with no onboard pilot."
The agency noted that UAS could be used as public aircraft, civil
aircraft or as model aircraft.
February 14, 2012: President Obama signs the FAA Modern-
ization and Reform Act of 2012, which Congress confi rms the
Richard Evans of Houston-based fi rm SpawGlass
fl ies his custom UAV above a jobsite.
The FAA's stance on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) over time
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