Pilot union urges FAA to reject Rainmaker’s drone cloud-seeding plan

Pilot union urges FAA to reject Rainmaker’s drone cloud-seeding plan

Rainmaker Technology’s bid to deploy cloud-seeding flares on small drones is being met by resistance from the airline pilots union, which has urged the Federal Aviation Administration to consider denying the startup’s request unless it meets stricter safety guidelines. The FAA’s decision will signal how the regulator views weather modification by unmanned aerial systems going…

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Pilot union urges FAA to reject Rainmaker’s drone cloud-seeding plan

Pilot union urges FAA to reject Rainmaker’s drone cloud-seeding plan

Rainmaker Technology’s bid to deploy cloud-seeding flares on small drones is being met by resistance from the airline pilots union, which has urged the Federal Aviation Administration to consider denying the startup’s request unless it meets stricter safety guidelines. The FAA’s decision will signal how the regulator views weather modification by unmanned aerial systems going…

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