Remote Flying
This area of aviation has had just explosive growth. The FAA noted, at an airports conference that I attended in 2018, that were more registered drones in the country than there were manned aircraft! And with companies like Uber, constantly pushing the envelope, we will only see further growth.
UAV (Unmanned Arerial Vehicles) - "Drones"
PART 107—SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
DJI (maker of the Phantom series drones)
LAFD Unmanned Aerial System "Drone" Demonstration
There was an interesting presentation made BC Fields (LAFD) at the 9th annual FAA airports conference on 14 JUN 2018. A presenter from Uber was also there, and likewise that was quite interesting as well.
Uber Elevate | The Future of Urban Air Transport
Amazon has stated it plans to fly drones weighing a up to 55 lb (25 kg) within a 10 mi (16 km) radius of its warehouses, at speeds of up to 50 mph (80.5 km/h) with packages weighing up to 5 lb (2.26 kg) in tow.
