The company also abides by FAA guidelines recommending that
licensed pilots operate the drones, which means paying a pro up to $ 40 an hour to be on site during promotions, he explained, adding that the company, which is turning a profit, is planning a campaign on crowdfunding site Kickstarter at the end of April.
Not exact matches
It was filmed using a custom - built drone equipped with seven GoPro cameras and
operated by a
licensed drone
pilot due to the complicated nature of the shoot, which included dropping 30 feet into a field of sharp agave; long, continuous shots; and stabilization against the wind.
Kitty Hawk says its Flyer can be
operated without a
pilot's
license as long as you fly it in «uncongested areas.»
With less than 300 flying hours (instead of 500 to 700 required to fly certain categories of aircraft), and no jet experience, very few airlines are attracted to freshly
licensed pilots,» a chief
operating officer said.
The conditioned
license was for a project to construct and
operate the 1 - megawatt Makah Bay Offshore Wave Energy
Pilot Project, offshore from Clallam County, Wash..
Verdant, which
operates its kinetic (non-dam) hydropower project in the East River under a preliminary permit from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), plans to by the end of the year apply for a FERC
pilot commercial
license that would allow the company to create a field of up to 40 underwater turbines with up to 1.5 megawatts of capacity.
The ride lasts 45 minutes, costs US$ 80 and is
operated by a Chinese company; we can not vouch for the safety,
pilot licensing or service.
Operating under a specially - issued «Experimental» aircraft type certificate, the aircraft will be crewed by Continental's own FAA -
licensed test
pilots.
Also due to their complexity, helicopters must be
operated by skilled
pilots who have been successfully trained in a helicopter flight program, and have the proper certifications and
license.
Under the current FAA regulations, companies must have an operator with a
pilot's
license,
operating a drone within line of sight.