Drone Regulations

DJI Says FAA Risk Standard “Deeply Flawed”

DJI Mavic Pro Drone producer DJI has revealed a white paper proposing that the 250 g customary for the bottom threat drone class be raised to 2.2 kg. The FAA’s Drone Registration Task Force – which was introduced with the duty of growing nationwide drone registration guidelines inside a report …

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Sweden Doesn’t Like Camera Drones – But it Needs Them Anyway

The drone trade was shocked final fall, when Sweden’s Supreme Administrative Court determined that drones carrying cameras must be categorized as surveillance tools – and outlawed.  The ruling got here after examination of Sweden’s strict privateness legal guidelines; a lot of which haven’t been up to date since 1979.  In …

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The Not-So-Subtle Surprise in the FAA’s Updated Drone Sighti…

The FAA has launched an up to date drone sightings report, overlaying the interval between February and September 2016.  While the FAA continues to say that drone incidents are on the rise, business teams learn a unique message in the information. “Reports of possible drone sightings to FAA air traffic facilities …

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An Open Letter to State and Local Policy Makers

By SiBr4 and respective authors of base recordsdata [CC BY-SA 3.0] Vic Moss is an award-winning skilled photographer.  He’s additionally a licensed and skilled drone operator, educating aerial pictures at The DroneU, and he’s an lively administrator of the UAV Legal News and Discussion group on Facebook.  He’s an clever, cheap man …

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Vigilant Releases New Video of NASA BVLOS Detect-and-Avoid T…

NASA Senior Flight Engineer Dr. Ricardo Arteaga and Vigilant Aerospace CEO Kraettli Epperson on-site for past line-of-sight testing at NASA Armstrong, Image courtesy Vigilant Vigilant Aerospace, below the commentary of the FAA and NASA, has accomplished past visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) flight testing of its new FlightHorizon collision avoidance system for drones.  The …

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Drone Privacy: What are a Drone Operator’s Rules and Respons…

Drone privateness appears to be a major concern for lawmakers, as state and native governments rush to suggest legal guidelines designed to guard residents from undesirable intrusion by drone.  On a federal degree, nonetheless, the principles and obligations of a drone operator with respect to privateness might be unclear; the FAA …

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State Drone Laws: Learn How to Fly Legally Wherever You Are

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 …

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FAA Authorizations and Waivers: 3 Big Questions (And the Ans…

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, …

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Sweden May Be Backing Up on Drone Ban

Sweden may be set to reverse their draconian ruling against camera drones. Last October, Sweden introduced a controversial drone law ruling that camera drones fell under the same regulation as surveillance cameras.  Under Swedish law, that means that any drone operator would need to acquire a permit from the local …

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