(Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama's administration took thefirst step to opening the skies above the U.S. to widespreadcivilian drone flights while proposing strict limits on commercialoperations and privacy rules for those flown by governmentagencies.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday unveiled aproposal to permit businesses to use small unmanned aircraft, solong as they are flown at low altitudes by a person who is at least17 years old, passes a knowledge test and gets an FAA certificate.Flights wouldn't be allowed out of sight of the operator or overcrowds, and couldn't exceed 100 miles (161 kilometers) an hour,according to a fact sheet issued by the agency.
"Technology is advancing at an unprecedented pace and thismilestone allows federal regulations and the use of our nationalairspace to evolve to safely accommodate innovation,"Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a release.
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