Drone News: FAA 333 Exemptions To-Date: Statistics Update

As reported above, the FAA has issued its Part 107 rules for commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones. ConstructionPro Network has been tracking the progress of the FAA 333 exemptions since December 2014. It appears the pace of exemptions granted since our last post on April 27 has slowed down.

FAA 333 exemptions for commercial use of drones has reached 5,309 as of June 8, the last update posted on the FAA exemptions granted web page.  This is a mere 195 increase from April 27. Here's the current breakdown of FAA333 exemptions by keyword as of June 8, 2016:

Inspection - 2,083

Survey - 1,705

Construction - 911

Mapping - 719

Data collection - 638

Engineering - 306

Aerial photography - 3,580