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News Source Record

# News Source Record

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

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Collection date | 25 September 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 | Local |
| Language | English |
| Terms matched | unmanned aircraft systems; drones; UAS |

## Bibliographic

| Field | Value |
| Outlet | Los Angeles Times |
| Title | FAA gives drone exemption to Hollywood production firms |
| Dateline | 25 September 2014 (article published 17:47) — Richard Verrier |
| First publisher | yes |
| Original URL | https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-hollywood-drones-20140925-story.html |
| Archive URL | — |
| Dedup key | 2014-09-25|latimes|faa-section-333-hollywood-six-firms |
| Source grade | A1 |

## Record

**Verified extract — [Fact — A1]** The Los Angeles Times reported the FAA's Thursday approval of exemptions allowing six aerial photo and video companies to use unmanned aircraft systems on film sets — the first such commercial UAS exemptions. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said drones for these operations did not need an FAA airworthiness certificate because they did not threaten national airspace users or national security. Approved firms: Astraeus Aerial, Aerial MOB, HeliVideo Productions, Pictorvision Inc., RC Pro Productions Consulting, and Snaproll Media; Flying-Cam Inc. was still under review. The announcement was made in Washington with Foxx, MPAA chairman Chris Dodd and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta. Huerta said UAS flight manuals with detailed safety procedures were key. The FAA was considering 40 other commercial exemption requests. Commercial use had been effectively banned since 2007; public agencies already could fly. The page noted drones used on Skyfall and Transformers: Age of Extinction abroad, and a 2013 Acton helicopter crash that killed three during Discovery Channel filming.

**Kinematic object.** Camera-equipped UAS on closed Hollywood/TV sets, under commercial exemptions.

**Coverage frame.** regulatory / industry

## Source integrity

- Why this is treated as an original: LAT entertainment-desk original on the first U.S. commercial film-set UAS exemptions, naming all six firms.
- Wire reprint status: Not a wire reprint. FAA/MPAA announcement plus LAT industry context.
- What was excluded: Subsequent exemption wave and Part 107.

## LRRK relevance

Passport / Lab. First commercial UAS pathway into U.S. airspace via closed-set film exemptions.

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

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