Still, Huerta projects that within the year, some 600,000 commercial unmanned aerial vehicles will be filling U.S. airspace. Restrictions for Part 107"In a nutshell," Huerta told reporters on Monday, "what the rule provides is for routine commercial drone operations within certain limitations." In the past, Aruja says experienced Canadian commercial operators would sometimes partner with an American company. Until this week, when the FAA rules came into effect, Canada's permitting process was widely seen as the most permissive route for commercial drone operation in North America. That was mainly due to the prohibitive U.S. requirement that commercial drone operators demonstrate manned flying skills.

Source: CBC News August 30, 2016 09:00 UTC