An Earth-shaking piece of news hit the drone community on Thursday night. A National Transportation Safety Board judge dismissed a fine that the Federal Aviation Administration had levied against the pilot of a commercial drone. The FAA has no legal authority over small aircraft, the judge said.
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Overhauled Boeing 787 Dreamliner Officially Cleared for Take Off by the FAA (Updated)
Posted in: Today's Chili Nearly four months after grounding the Dreamliner because its battery exploded into flames on the tarmac in Boston, the FAA has cleared the maligned Boeing 787 for commercial flights. The plane will be permitted to fly up to 180 minutes from its point of departure—the same clearance it had before. More »
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Boeing Never Fully Tested the Design of the Dreamliner Battery That Caught Fire (Update)
Posted in: Today's Chili Two months after Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner was grounded, investigators are still trying to figure out what caused a battery on one of the planes to catch fire. Apex reports that the latest information indicates the battery was never fully tested. More »