What is an amateur UAV?
An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is an aircraft that has the
capability of autonomous flight, without a pilot in control. Amateur
UAVs are non-military and non-commercial. They typically fly under
“recreational” exceptions to FAA regulations on UAVs, so long as the
pilots/programmers keep them within tight limits on altitude and
distance. Usually the UAV is controlled manually by Radio Control (RC)
at take-off and landing, and switched into GPS-guided autonomous mode
only at a safe altitude. (Confused by all the acronyms and unfamiliar
terms in UAVs? A glossary is here.)
