drone laws

What are Canada’s New Drone Regulations?

Canada has issued a brand new interim drone legislation, stress-free rules for leisure customers. The new legislation removes the restriction in opposition to flying inside 75 meters of buildings, one thing that drone fanatics identified virtually eradicated all flight inside cities and closely settled areas.  The new regulation states that drones …

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The AIRR Act is Back – What’s in it For Drones?

News and Commentary.  The FAA Reauthorization Extension runs out this fall – and Rep. Bill Shuster has reintroduced the AIRR Act because the “21st Century AIRR Act“, the FAA Reathorization Package that requires privatization of Air Traffic Control. Last 12 months, the AIRR Act did not cross the Senate and …

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What’s the FAA’s Drone Tracking ARC – and Who’s on it?

The FAA’s “UAS Identification and Tracking Aviation Rulemaking Committee,” [UAS-ID ARC] or the “ID and Tracking ARC”, has been a scorching matter on drone regulation boards.  But what precisely is the ID and Tracking ARC, and who’s on the committee?  The FAA has not too long ago printed the ARC’s …

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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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UTM: The Search for a Global Solution

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialised company of the United Nations, introduced a Request for Information (RFI) on UTM: site visitors administration methods for unmanned plane methods (UAS). The announcement was made to attendees on the AUVSI Xponential 2017 convention.  The company is “soliciting proposals for a global …

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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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Trump Says FAA “Didn’t Know What the Hell They Were Doing.”

President Trump mentioned this morning that he would push for privatization of Air Traffic Control, taking the practically 30,000 workers from underneath the authorization of the FAA in what’s known as his “Air Traffic Control Reform Initiative.” The proposal isn’t a brand new concept.  Much of Trump’s plan appears to be taken …

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Will the US Government Be Able to “Track, Hack, and Destroy”…

DJI Matrice 200 According to draft laws distributed to a number of congressional committees, the authorities needs the energy to “track, hack, and destroy” any drone which may pose a menace to safety. The doc was uncovered by the New York Times, who says that “The Trump administration is asking Congress …

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Drone Advisory Committee Holds Third Meeting Today

The FAA will host the third assembly of the Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) as we speak, the place working teams will current their progress.  The group, introduced final May, is designed as a collaborative advisory group to assist the FAA transfer ahead on drone integration. The DAC is led by …

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