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Sign into your accountFAA Finally Approves Drones for Real Estate: Will it be Worth Your Time?
February 10 2015
Drones have stirred up quite a buzz in the real estate marketing world, but there have been a lot of unanswered questions regarding how they can be used. That is until recently, when the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a twenty-six-page docket that grants REALTORS® the right to use drones on a case-by-case basis.
In order to legally use one of these unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for commercial purposes, you must have the expressed permission of the FAA. As of January 2015, only 12 out of the 214 commercial entities that have applied for one of these exemptions have been approved.
What does the FAA consider commercial use? According to knowbeforeyoufly.org, a website dedicated to providing consumers with insight on drone usage, there are three main categories that make up commercial use:
- Selling photos or videos taken from a UAS,
- Using a UAS to provide contract services and
- Using a UAS to provide professional services.
Plan on using one of these unmanned aircrafts for you business in the near future? Then it's important that you read through this document in its entirety to keep yourself from landing in hot water with the FAA. You'll notice that the docket is filled with legal jargon, so here are four tips that will help you decide if taking the time to figure out what it all means will be worth your while.