The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has accepted Sinclair's Declaration of Compliance for Operations Over People, making Sinclair the first broadcast company authorized to fly drones over ...

Sinclair has become the first news organization to be authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to pilot drones over people and moving vehicles for newsgathering purposes without ...

FAA Grants Exemption For Controller Training is published in The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week Intelligence ...

The approval is believed to be the first time a broadcaster has been authorized to fly drones over people and vehicles for ...

Under the current FAA rules, flying a UAS or drone over people or at night is ... The information pertaining to this test, such as brochures and training videos, will be made available for free ...

The only exception are drones under .55 pounds, which don't require FAA registration. Most photography drones, like the DJI Mavic, weigh about a pound and would need to comply with the new ...

Sinclair’s Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) program began in 2016. It now spans 50 newsrooms across the country. The team has completed more than 40,000 drone flights. The program includes 148 ...

Public Safety Drone Review with Steven Katz of Flying Lion to discuss DFR programs and the new FLI Town training facility.

Flying Lion offers on-demand drone air support, FAA regulatory consulting, training, staffing, dock installation and maintenance, and equipment leasing. With over 59,400 DFR missions completed ...

All Sinclair drone pilots undergo rigorous training at Virginia Tech’s Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership (MAAP), an FAA-designated UAS test site. This partnership ensures pilots are equipped ...

Sinclair (SBGI) has achieved a milestone in drone journalism. The Federal Aviation Administration has accepted Sinclair’s Declaration of ...