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A: In short, yes, drones are always aircraft. The International Civil Aviation Organization defines aircraft as any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reactions of the air other than the reactions of the air against the earthâs surface..
The FAA has generally kept mum so far, but Cummings worries it could make rules without accounting for the difference between manned and unmanned aircraft pilots. If the FAA insists that you be a general aviation pilot and get the same training, thatâs a problem, because flying a drone is actually more like being an air traffic controller, she says.