Drone Registration

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 …

Friday’s Federal Appeals Court resolution to vacate the FAA’s drone registration program because it applies to mannequin plane has raised severe questions within the business about what occurs subsequent. John Taylor’s win in his case in opposition to Michael Huerta and the FAA over drone registration for mannequin plane is …

Late final week DJI introduced an replace to its course of for activating new software program and firmware releases and social media channels have lit up with confusion and annoyance. The change in course of ties flight performance to to registration. DJI in a discover issued this previous Saturday states, …

In a shocking defeat for the FAA, a federal appeals courtroom has deemed the FAA’s drone registration program illegal because it applies to mannequin plane. (The ruling doesn’t influence Part 107, or registration for business drones.) The ruling is the results of a case introduced by John Taylor, a leisure drone …

DJI’s Phantom 3 Last year, the FAA rushed to implement the recreational drone registration system, saying that holiday drone sales could reach 1 million units in 2015.  Reports of actual holiday sales vary – with some analysts sticking to the 1 million number and others estimating that sales were closer …

Today marks the first anniversary of the FAA’s drone registration program, and the FAA is calling the program an “unqualified success.”  But are these numbers really as impressive as they sound? The FAA introduced drone registration for drones weighing more than .55 pounds a year ago, following a collaborative process …

Whether it’s the holidays, a birthday, or just that weird occasion when nothing but the coolest new toy will do; drones top the list of coveted gifts for both children and adults.  But before you rush out to the mall or over to your computer for a little retail therapy, …