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Drones can distract pilots and damage aircraft, so the Federal Aviation Administration prohibits their flight in controlled airspaces and generally bans them from within 5 miles of airports. (Associated Press/File)
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no-fly zone: Drones can distract pilots and damage aircraft, so the Federal Aviation Administration prohibits their flight in controlled airspaces and generally bans them from within 5 miles of airports. (Associated Press photographs)
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Illustration on modernizing the FAA by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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FILE - In this April 2014 file image frame grab from video, provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a test at the FAAs technical center in Atlantic City, N.J. The International Civil Aviation Organization, a U.N. agency that sets global aviation safety standards, decided last year to ban shipments of lithium ion batteries on international passenger flights and require that the batteries be no more than 30 percent charged on cargo flights. As a result, countries around the world have been adopting the new international safety standard for their domestic flights as well. The United States is a notable exception. (FAA via AP, File)
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The Federal Aviation Administration issued a warning to pilots that GPS outages may occur in California throughout much of June. (FAA)
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The Federal Aviation Administration has declared the Super Bowl a "No Drone Zone," saying unmanned aircrafts flying within a 32-mile radius of Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday could face "deadly force." (YouTube/@FAA)
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The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the "Flying Gun" after its maker, college studenet Austin Haughwout, released video of the drone on YouTube, July 10, 2015. The video has been viewed almost 2 million times in less than two weeks. (Image: YouTube, Hogwit) ** FILE **
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Small, increasingly cheap drones have become wildly popular for recreation, and it's unclear how the FAA will regulate operators who want to use the vehicles for that purpose alone. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on the FAA ban on flights to Israel by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Huerta and Pan Pacific Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Range Complex director Ro Bailey answer questions at a press conference at the University of Alaska Anchorage on Monday, May 5, 2014, in Anchorage, Alaska. Huerta announced that the FAA has authorized unmanned aircraft test flights at UA Fairbanks. The university is one of six locations picked for research into into integrating drones into U.S. airspace (AP Photo/Dan Joling)
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Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Huerta and Pan Pacific Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Range Complex director Ro Bailey answer questions at a press conference at the University of Alaska Anchorage on Monday, May 5, 2014, in Anchorage, Alaska. Huerta announced that the FAA has authorized unmanned aircraft test flights at UA Fairbanks. The university is one of six locations picked for research into into integrating drones into U.S. airspace (AP Photo/Dan Joling)
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FILE - In this May 14, 2013 file photo, one of several small drones designed for use by law enforcement and first responders is shown at University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, N.D. The Federal Aviation Administration says North Dakota's unmanned aircraft system test site is ready for operations. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta signed the certificate during a visit to the state Monday, April 21, 2014. North Dakota's test site is part of a new aerospace and business complex at the Grand Forks Air Force Base. The FAA says the main goal of the state's initial operations is to show that drones can check soil quality and the status of crops in some areas. (AP Photo/Minnesota Public Radio, Dan Gunderson, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2014 file photo, Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Huerta testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Huerta is scheduled to visit Grand Forks, N.D., April 21, 2014, to review North Dakota's growing unmanned aircraft industry. He will then go to Williston to get a firsthand look at airport infrastructure needs in the western oil patch, according to the state's congressional delegation. The FAA late last year named North Dakota as one of six states that will be test sites for integrating drones into civilian airspace. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
