Florida has a blanket ban on the use of “foreign drones” for emergency services, so you can fly a U.S. drone for emergency services. For the use of recreational drones, you should also pay attention to relevant legal regulations.
The area of drone regulation should be on every pilot’s radar. A policy banning the use of drones manufactured by "countries of foreign concern" by Florida government agencies takes effect, meaning Florida government agencies can no longer use foreign-made drones for emergency services.
Chinese-made drones have already entered many national security agencies and emergency service organizations. They are used for drone law enforcement, drone search and rescue, drone inspection, etc. Allows national security law enforcement agencies to safely respond to life-threatening scenarios and inspect otherwise invisible infrastructure.
The first Chinese drones to be affected include DJI and Autel. DJI Matrice 300, Matrice 30, and Autel MAX 4T all bring huge benefits to security law enforcement operations.
List of approved drones in Florida:
- Skydio
- Parrot
- Altavian
- Teal Drones
- Vantage Robotics
Perhaps only Skydio and Parrot have any kind of ecosystem that can be leveraged by software already used by public services. Altavian, Teal, and Vantage have a strong focus on the blue sUAS list in development and military use cases.
Tailoring drones to law enforcement, public safety and other professional needs continues to bring huge benefits to police departments and search and rescue departments, and the use of drones for emergency services is one of the important needs.
