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7 Aug 2025 date (Federal Register publication)

The FAA published its proposed rule to normalise beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations on 7 August 2025 (90 FR 38212).

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7 Aug 2025 date (Federal Register publication)
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United States · 2025
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Federal Register (Office of the Federal Register)
Title
Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations (proposed rule), 90 FR 38212
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https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/07/2025-14992/normalizing-unmanned-aircraft-systems-beyond-visual-line-of-sight-operations
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“…This action proposes performance-based regulations to enable the design and operation of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) at low altitudes beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS)…”

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APA

Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). The FAA published its proposed rule to normalise beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations on 7 August 2025 (90 FR 38212) [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/faa-bvlos-proposed-rule-2025/

Chicago

Whirrwork. “The FAA published its proposed rule to normalise beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations on 7 August 2025 (90 FR 38212).” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/faa-bvlos-proposed-rule-2025/.

MLA

“The FAA published its proposed rule to normalise beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations on 7 August 2025 (90 FR 38212).” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/faa-bvlos-proposed-rule-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

BibTeX

@misc{whirrwork_faa_bvlos_proposed_rule_2025,
  author       = {{Whirrwork}},
  title        = {{The FAA published its proposed rule to normalise beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) drone operations on 7 August 2025 (90 FR 38212)}},
  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},
  year         = {2026},
  month        = oct,
  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/faa-bvlos-proposed-rule-2025/},
  urldate      = {2026-10-25},
  note         = {Original source: Federal Register (Office of the Federal Register), Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations (proposed rule), 90 FR 38212 (2025-08-07). Licensed CC BY 4.0}
}

Original source (APA)

Federal Register (Office of the Federal Register). (2025, August 7). Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations (proposed rule), 90 FR 38212. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/07/2025-14992/normalizing-unmanned-aircraft-systems-beyond-visual-line-of-sight-operations

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