FAA Grounds Skydio Drone's Parachute Party Over Crowds
Published Date: 9/18/2025
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Summary
The FAA just canceled the special permission that let the Skydio X10 drone fly over people safely using its parachute system. If you own or operate this drone, you can’t fly it over people anymore starting right now. This change is immediate and could affect your drone plans and operations.
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Skydio X10 Over-People Permission Rescinded
The FAA cancelled the operations-over-people declaration of compliance for the Skydio X10 with AVSS Parachute Recovery System (PRS-X10), tracking number OOP000000176. The DOC had been accepted on August 26, 2024, and the rescission is effective immediately, so owners and operators of this drone may not fly it over people anymore right now.
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