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EARTHDATE: October 12, 2014

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REAL LIFE NEWS: US GIVES PERMISSION FOR DRONES TO SHOOT FILMS

by Hazed

Drones now have permission to take to the skies! At least, those belonging to six TV and movie firms do. The US Federal Aviation Administration has allowed the companies to use drones to shoot scenes.

However, there are still restrictions on the use of the drones. They can only be operated during the day, and the aircraft need to be inspected before each flight.

The six firms (you can see a list of them at the source link below) promised in their applications that the operators of the drones would hold private pilot certificates. They also said they will keep the drones within line of sight at all times. Flights will be restricted to “sterile areas” of the set. I am not sure what that means, but I would guess it means they can’t fly directly over the actors just in case the drones crash!

This probably means we can expect a new style of filming to show up soon – swooping aerial shots!

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-29373188

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