“The FAA gets angry if we fly a drone higher than 400 feet.”
"Thus, whale watching is added to the long list of possible scientific
use for drones, whose ability to map archeological sites and monitor
forests are already being explored by researchers. It also plunges the
Olin College scientists into the middle of an ongoing debate about the
use of drones. Over the protests of many in the scientific community,
the Federal Aviation Administration published rules
this summer that imposed tight limits on commercial uses of drones,
including research and teaching at private universities....
--more--"
Related: The Drone Wars: Domestic $urveillance
