Drones Called Safety Issue by FAA Chief as Incidents Rise

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U.S. regulators are increasing enforcement and trying to educate drone pilots to minimize risks to commercial traffic posed by the small unmanned aircraft, the nation’s aviation chief said.

The people flying drones don’t usually have the same level of training as pilots who’ve spent hundreds of hours learning aviation rules, Federal Aviation Administration chief Michael Huerta said today on CNN.