The digital multimeter, DMM, is one of the most common items of test equipment used in the electronics industry today. While there are many other items of test equipment that are available, the multimeter is able to provide excellent readings of the basic measurements of amps, volts and ohms.
Here are the basics of the rules, which will apply to drones weighing fewer than 55 pounds: pilots will have to pass a knowledge test (but not a practical test) to get a newly developed drone operator license and will have to be vetted by the TSA.
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.