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Policy & Regulation
North Myrtle Beach: Amazon Says 68 Decibels, the FAA's Own Noise Report Tells a Different Story, and Nobody Will Own the Overflight Question
Amazon told North Myrtle Beach its MK30 never tops about 68 dB and sent overflight questions to the FAA. The FAA sent them back to Amazon and local leaders, and the agency's own Baton Rouge noise file puts takeoff near 82 dB at 20 feet.
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Policy & Regulation
Wing's Bid to Fly Groceries Over Atlanta Clears a Key FAA Hurdle as Comment Window Closes
The FAA's 30-day comment period on Wing Aviation's Draft Environmental Assessment for expanded Atlanta-metro drone delivery closed August 1, 2026, moving the company a step closer to scaling beyond its six-store Walmart-anchored footprint.
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Policy & Regulation
The Sound Standard Drone Delivery Doesn't Have Yet
Drone noise sits in household-appliance decibel territory but is measurably 4–10 dB more annoying than jet aircraft at equal sound pressure. A patchwork of bespoke FAA rulings and an unfulfilled congressional mandate have left communities in Texas and Australia with no effective regulatory recourse.
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Policy & Regulation
FAA Part 108 and BVLOS, Explained: The Proposed Rule Reshaping Drone Operations
The FAA's proposed Part 108 would replace a patchwork of case-by-case waivers with a framework for routine beyond-visual-line-of-sight drone operations — but as of June 2026, it remains a proposal, no final rule exists, and the industry fault lines are deep.
