commercial drone laws

New analysis from the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College demonstrates that over 30 million individuals within the US are affected by state and native drone ordinances.  Local drone legal guidelines create a major problem for the drone business and industrial operators, who face extra administrative …

Image: Starship Technologies The first sensible drone supply – one that’s already authorized and can be utilized on a broad scale – received’t be flying to your door, regardless of the title.  The Starship Technologies robotic is six wheeled sidewalk drone. Starship, based and funded by Ahti Heinla and Janus …

Connecticut police weren’t blissful when a teen rigged a drone with a flamethrower and took YouTube movies – actually, the state made efforts to outlaw weaponized drones utterly.  But a Chinese utility firm in Xaingyang thinks otherwise. Refuse caught in energy strains is an issue all over the place, and …

The FAA and SkyPan International have reached an agreement on the $1.9 million civil penalty proposed by the FAA in October of 2015.  The proposed fine was the largest penalty ever suggested for infractions of drone regulations. In a press release, the FAA says that they have reached “a comprehensive settlement agreement …

Despite the FAA’s warning that state and local drone regulations would create an industry-stifling “patchwork quilt” of regulations, new drone ordinances, regulations, and laws continue to be introduced across the country.  The situation creates a challenging environment for commercial operators trying to operate legally, requiring that they be cognizant not only …

The enactment of Part 107 late this summer regularized commercial drone operation in the US.  For drone operators who are working in remote areas at a distance from airports and entirely within Part 107’s guidelines, a Part 107 Remote Pilot’s Certificate may be all they need.  But for most operators, …

The UK government is calling for comments on a number of drone related proposals, reports FlightGlobal. The government released a paper on December 21, describing several drone related issues and the government’s proposals.  Comments from the public must be received by March 15.  The paper says that their current drone …

Apple Inc. has a new plan to improve the data accuracy of their Maps service and to finally catch up with industry leader Google Maps, Bloomberg reports: drones. Insiders say that Apple is putting together a dream team of robotics, drone and data-collection experts to execute it’s plan to use drones to …

During a discussion panel at this week’s Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas, FAA attorney Dean Griffiths revealed Part 107 waiver statistics – and they don’t look good.  As of last month, the FAA had received 912 requests for Part 107 waivers – and had issued 23.  They had disapproved or …

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