CORRECT: NZ could reap $190M/year benefit becoming first nation to allow beyond-line-of-sight drones

CORRECT: NZ could reap $190M/year benefit becoming first nation to allow beyond-line-of-sight drones
(Fixes number of UoC test zones in 5th graph) By Fiona Rotherham March 5 (BusinessDesk) - Allowing drones to operate beyond the operator’s line of sight could provide economic gains of up to $190 million a year to New Zealand's farming, forestry and energy sectors, according to a report commissioned by Callaghan Innovation. New Zealand may become the first in the world to have a regulatory framework that lets beyond line of sight (BLOS) flights on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with the Civil Aviation Authority aiming to get sign off...