L-Ne · Historical Source Library

News Source Record

# News Source Record

**L-Ne / Open-source news extract** — Original media coverage of unmanned aerial systems.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Collection date | 10 June 2014 |
| Platform | Quiet Systems |
| Data label | Open-source news record // LRRK collection product |
| Handling | Public-source material. Image rights require separate verification before publication. |
| Scale | National |
| Language | English |
| Terms matched | drone; unmanned aircraft system; commercial drone |

## Bibliographic

| Field | Value |
| Outlet | CNN |
| Title | FAA OKs first commercial drone flights over land – for BP, in Alaska |
| Dateline | Washington — 10 June 2014, 9:41 AM ET — Mike Ahlers |
| First publisher | yes |
| Original URL | https://www.cnn.com/2014/06/10/us/faa-commercial-drone-approval |
| Archive URL | — |
| Dedup key | 2014-06-10|cnn|faa-bp-aerovironment-puma-prudhoe |
| Source grade | B1 |

## Record

**Verified extract — [Fact — B1]** CNN's Mike Ahlers reported the FAA announcement that BP's unmanned aircraft system at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska — the largest oilfield in the United States — was the first commercial drone operation authorized over land. Manufacturer AeroVironment flew a 4.5-foot aircraft on Sunday to survey roads, pipelines and other equipment; the FAA disclosed it Tuesday. The certificate limited operations to daytime, 3-mile visibility, visual line of sight, and notification of air traffic control. The page noted last summer's FAA authorization of drone flights over Arctic waters, Nevada as the third of six congressionally mandated research sites using an Insitu ScanEagle at Desert Rock Airport, and seven aerial-production firms seeking film/TV exemptions via the MPAA.

**Kinematic object.** AeroVironment Puma (4.5-foot) surveying BP infrastructure at Prudhoe Bay; Insitu ScanEagle at Desert Rock mentioned.

**Coverage frame.** regulatory / industry

## Source integrity

- Why this is treated as an original: CNN staff piece on the FAA's same-day announcement, establishing the first over-land commercial UAS flight.
- Wire reprint status: Not a wire reprint. FAA announcement plus CNN synthesis.
- What was excluded: Later Section 333 Hollywood exemptions (September).

## LRRK relevance

Passport / Lab. First U.S. over-land commercial UAS certificate, with VLOS and visibility limits.

*LRRK — security assurance for systems that sense, move, and act.*

L-Ne