Sentence examples for private drones from inspiring English sources

Congress ordered the Federal Aviation Administration to allow for private drones in the national airspace by 2015.

U.S. authorities will soon have the authority to shoot down private drones if they are considered a threat — a move decried by civil liberties and rights groups.

"If lawmakers want to give the government the power to hack or destroy private drones, then Congress and the public should have the opportunity to debate how best to provide adequate oversight and limit those powers to protect our right to use drones for journalism, activism, and recreation," the EFF said.

In June, after a few incidents in which visitors were dangerously buzzed by private drones and a herd of bighorn sheep scattered at the approach of the low-flying aircraft, the National Park Service imposed a temporary ban.

During the test the drones will be limited to an altitude of 400ft (122m) – as is standard among private drone operations – and kept away from operating near airport flightpaths.

Earlier this month footage emerged of a group of hockey fans in the US who were celebrating a cup win downing a private drone that they believed was being operated by the LAPD.

Amazon today announced that it has started a small private drone delivery trial in the UK.

The drones, a joint project between the University of Technology Sydney and a private drone company, the Little Ripper Group, are able to fly over the water and spot sharks with as much as three times the accuracy of the human eye.

Registration, which could be done by the states, could solve many of the headaches caused by private drone operators who don't know the rules of the air and are simply looking for a great photo of a fire or parade.

It wasn't Donald Trump who spent eight years in the Oval Office presiding over a global "kill list," running "Terror Tuesday" meetings, and personally helping choose individuals around the world for the CIA to assassinate using what, in essence, was the president's own private drone force, while being praised (or criticized) for his "caution".

The F.A.A. is working on new guidelines that will smooth the integration of private commercial drones into the airspace in 2015.