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The next frontier for drones: letting them fly out of sight

In this undated photo provided by Dominion Energy Services in Virginia, a drone takes off to inspect the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind installation. The FAA is working to relax some aviation rules to allow some drone operators to fly their machines out of their line of sight. (Courtesy of Dominion Energy Services via AP) In this image from video, Dominion Energy drone operators fly a drone to inspect areas of a power plant in Remington, Va., on June 8, 2022. A small but growing group of drone pilots with power companies, railways and delivery services are getting permission to soar "beyond visual line of sight" with waivers from the Federal Aviation Administration. (AP Photo/Nathan Ellgren) In this image from video, Dominion Energy drone operators prepare to fly a drone to inspect areas of a power plant in Remington, Va., on June 8, 2022. A small but growing group of drone pilots with power companies, railways and delivery services are getting permission to soar "beyond visual line of sight" with waivers from the Federal Aviation Administration. (AP Photo/Nathan Ellgren) In this image from video, Dominion Energy drone operators fly a drone to inspect areas of a power plant in Remington, Va., on June 8, 2022. A small but growing group of drone pilots with power companies, railways and delivery services are getting permission to soar "beyond visual line of sight" with waivers from the Federal Aviation Administration. (AP Photo/Nathan Ellgren) In this image from video, Dominion Energy drone operators fly a drone to inspect areas of a power plant in Remington, Va., on June 8, 2022. A small but growing group of drone pilots with power companies, railways and delivery services are getting permission to soar "beyond visual line of sight" with waivers from the Federal Aviation Administration. (AP Photo/Nathan Ellgren) A drone flies at one of the Federal Aviation Administration’s designated drone testing sites run by nonprofit Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research Alliance Inc., at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, N.Y., on June 11, 2021. The FAA is working to relax some aviation rules to allow some drone operators to fly their machines out of their line of sight. (AP Photo/Matt O’Brien)
The next frontier for drones: letting them fly out of sight