Video: A Look at CNN’s News Drone

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Key Takeaways:

  • CNN received FAA approval for tethered drone usage.
  • The drone can operate up to 400 feet.
  • The approval grants CNN wide-ranging operational flexibility.
  • The tethered drone system was showcased at the AUVSI show in Atlanta.
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CNN has talked the FAA into letting it use a tethered drone to shoot news footage almost wherever it wants, up to an altitude of 400 feet. At the AUVSI show in Atlanta, AVweb got a look at this intriguing machine.

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