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Drone Light Show Alliance Launches First Industry Standards for Safe, Compliant Operations
The Drone Light Show Alliance offers open-access safety standards to support FAA waiver applications and promotes transparency to advance industry best practices.
- On Jan. 6, 2026 the Drone Light Show Alliance launched in Dallas, releasing four foundational open-access safety documents backed by Sky Elements at dronelightshowalliance.org.
- Responding to rapid commercial growth, the Drone Light Show Alliance formed to counter the `weaponization` of safety and advance collaboration among manufacturers, operators, and industry regulators.
- Modeled on NFPA standards, the DLSA published system classifications and the Drone Show Design Safety Hierarchy with Tier 1 and Tier 2 requirements, urging manufacturers and operators to publish fault-testing results.
- Sky Elements obtained FAA approval for an updated waiver, allowing a second Part 107 certificate holder to perform remote verification checks, according to the announcement.
- If widely adopted, the Drone Light Show Alliance standards could standardize safety protocols and clarify FAA waiver guidance, while Sky Elements funds the first year and founding members shape governance.
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Drone Light Show Alliance Launches First Industry Standards for Safe, Compliant Operations
New Professional Organization Unites Operators, EstablishesCross-Platform Safety Standards, and Commits to Transparent Industry Accountability DALLAS, Jan. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Drone Light Show Alliance (DLSA), a
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