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In my daily visits with agencies across the country, I find the biggest source of confusion concerning the topic of drones is how to fly legally. My aim in this article is to help eliminate that confusion, and potentially save your agency thousands of dollars in consulting and training fees. To do so I’ve prepared a basic process and prepared some vital resources to make the job of being legal easy, and at worst…much easier than figuring it out on your own.

The Two Paths

Currently, there are two legal mechanisms provided by the FAA for drone operations. The most recent, Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate is in lay terms a driver’s license for drones. The other is a COA...

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A Bossier Sheriff’s deputy used a thermal imaging drone to locate three teen runaways in the woods. Discover how drones improve search & rescue and why agencies nationwide are turning to MAXSUR for their public safety drone needs.

A KGW8 survey of 86 burglars reveals what deters crime. MAXSUR offers covert pole cameras for investigations and overt city-wide cameras for prevention.

MAXSUR tested the noise levels of off-the-shelf drones to see which are quietest for public safety missions. Read the results and explore our updated drone collection.

Drone battery failures can endanger missions. MAXSUR explains how to care for LiPo batteries—storage, cycling, logging, and modern systems that extend battery life.