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FAA app for drone users ready for takeoff

By Daniel Chaitin
Published August 30, 2015 2:19pm ET
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FAA app for drone users ready for takeoff
The main feature on the B4UFLY app will include an indicator that will inform the unmanned aircraft operator of the restriction and requirement status of a designated flight path. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg) | Daniel Acker

The Federal Aviation Administration released an app Friday to help drone users stay up to speed on whether it is safe and legal to operate an unmanned aircraft at the site.

The smartphone app, named B4UFLY, will be in a beta test phase for the next few months. Up to 1,000 members of industry, government and the public have been invited to test the app and work out any software problems before the final version is available to the rest of the public.

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