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    Exploring the FAA Regulations on Drones

    The FAA says amateurs can fly drones during daylight as long as they're within the operator's line of sight. Commercial use is prohibited, but that might be about to change. Yesterday, the FAA gave Amazon permission to experiment with drones as a means for delivering packages.

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    By Warren Olney • Mar 20, 2015 • 1 min read

    The FAA says amateurs can fly drones during daylight as long as they're within the operator's line of sight. Commercial use is prohibited, but that might be about to change. Yesterday, the FAA gave Amazon permission to experiment with drones as a means for delivering packages. Other potential commercial operators -- including farmers, realtors, filmmakers and others — think it's about time they got into the action. That's according to Mike Kessler, a journalist and contributing producer to To the Point. He flew a drone for the first time and wrote about it for TakePart.com.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Sáša Woodruff

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Mike Kessler

      freelance journalist

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