Gowdy: Drone operators and governmental agencies anticipate regulatory changes as fewer seek FAA exemptions

Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_securitySHAKOPEE, MN (PRNEWSWIRE) APRIL 28, 2016 FAA Airman and Airspace Rules Division (Federal Aviation Administration) announces 5,076 approved Section 333 petition grants. The FAA further clarified there were another 7,000 petitions waiting to be approved as of April 20th at the FAA UAS symposium hosted by Embry-Riddle University.  This is significantly up from approximately 50 approved exemptions this time last year. Nevertheless, there h