commercial drone laws

The Argument Over Drone Registration Continues

The response to John Taylor’s FOIA request asking the FAA for information that point out the leisure drone registration program was ever used to implement rules is the most recent level of debate within the argument over this system. By now, everybody within the drone communitiy is aware of about …

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FAA’s Drone ID and Tracking ARC Holds First Meeting

The FAA has introduced that the primary assembly of the UAS Identification and Tracking Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC)  “advanced key policies of concern to the FAA, industry and law enforcement.” The ARC was fashioned to carry stakeholders collectively to deal with the difficulty of distant drone ID and monitoring.  Potentially, …

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Micro Drone Provision is Back as Part of AIRR Act

A brand new modification to the House proposal for FAA Reauthorization, the 21st Century AIRR Act, requires a micro drone classification for drone rules. The modification, provided by Rep. Rodney Davis of Illinois, requires a particular class of rules for drones weighing beneath four.four kilos.  According to the modification, operators …

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Transport Canada Adds Microdrones to List of Compliant Syste…

Canadian drone firm Microdrones has introduced that their md4-1000 drone has been added to Transport Canada’s record of Compliant Unmanned Air Systems. “This approval from Transport Canada (TC) for our md4-1000 drone has great meaning for users everywhere. A compliance certificate from TC implies a certain level of safety and …

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Drone Group Asks Pilots to Contact Canadian Lawmakers

The Network of Drone Enthusiasts, NODE, is asking drone operators to foyer Canadian lawmakers for adjustments in Canada’s restrictive Interim Order on drone use. The NODE is a grass-roots group of pilots and producers – the preliminary sponsor is DJI – devoted to performing as a voice to guarantee honest …

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Grass Roots Drone Group Gets Spot on FAA UAS ID and Tracking…

The Drone User Group Network (DUG) has introduced that DUG Director of Policy Kenji Sugahara has been chosen as a voting member of the UAS Identification and Tracking ARC. Sugahara’s appointment is just a little totally different than that of different ARC members.  Joining highly effective businesses and deep pocket firms …

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Singer vs. Newton: Drone Pilot Fights Against City Ordinance

By John Phelan (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 ] Oral arguments will happen immediately within the case of Singer vs. Newton, MA; the primary problem of an area drone legislation to hit the courts in Massachusetts. Dr. Michael Singer is a health care provider and drone pilot within the rich Boston …

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Figuring Out State and Local Drone Laws: Where to Find Them …

By EspartacoPalma (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 ] State and Local drone legal guidelines have turn into much more difficult in latest months.  With problems with FAA preemption in query, states are proposing drone rules at a frequently growing price.  Current proposals in Congress which might shield states’ rights to legislate …

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New Texas Bill Restricts Drone Flight Over Farms

By AnonMoos primarily based on picture by Darwinek [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL ] Texas lawmakers have launched a drone regulation invoice to designate farms “critical infrastructure,” and prohibit drone flight over them. Texas HB 1643 provides “concentrated animal feeding structure” to the listing of 14 “critical infrastructure facilities” over which drones are usually not …

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The OIG is Auditing the FAA Again: Waiver Process Faces Scru…

The Office of the Inspector General of the US Department of Transportation will audit the FAA’s drone integration efforts once more.  This time the waiver course of comes beneath scrutiny. In a memorandum despatched to the Director of Audit and Evaluation, the audit was introduced: “Given the significant safety implications …

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