A law was passed last year that empowers the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to modernize the nation’s air traffic control system. What does that have to do with the roofing industry? Read on.
Among the items cited in the law was the mandate that the FAA open up the skies to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, by the fall of 2015. As is often the case with technologies developed for military use, public agencies such as police and fire departments will probably be the first to obtain a license to operate drones.