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October 2014

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October 2014 | EquipmentWorld.com 18 cover story: drones | by Wayne Grayson | 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 (For a more thorough discussion of the following, go to equipmentworld.com.)

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