It’s been a long time coming, but the FAA has finally released guidelines for commercial UAV operations that would allow unmanned aerial vehicles – drones – carry cameras to inspect wind farms and other utility infrastructure. The technology has been available for years. YouTube is full videos from hobbyists flying quad-copters with GoPros showing the…

Advanced Aerial Inspection Resources (AAIR), a Houston based provider of inspection sUAS (small Unmanned Aircraft Systems) services to the electric power and wind energy industries says it has been awarded a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Section 333 Exemption allowing the use of its drone technology in the United States National Air Space (NAS). “Section 333…