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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 …

The FAA is taking steps to enhance the processing of airspace authorization requests, by releasing the primary set of UAS facility maps on the finish of the month.  “The maps will depict areas and altitudes near airports where UAS may operate safely,” says the company. “They will help drone operators improve …

FAA Notice — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has established airspace restrictions over 133 army amenities to handle nationwide safety issues about unauthorized drone operations. The particular restricted areas are detailed in a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) – UAS NOTAM FDC 7/7137, and could also be seen on-line through an …

FAA‘s chief administrator Michael Huerta addressed the drone business on the second annual UAS Symposium this week.  The occasion was co-hosted by the FAA and business advocacy group AUVSI. Huerta’ speech known as clearly for the collaboration between business representatives and authorities companies.  “There’s often a combative relationship between government …

Drones and airports don’t often combine. In truth, most airport officers are engaged on methods to maintain drones away. For Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, nonetheless, survey drones are enhancing a multi-billion mission from above. Earlier this month, officers introduced that ATL, the world’s busiest airport, acquired FAA certification to fly …

The FAA’s Aerospace Forecast for 2017 has simply been launched – and the numbers for the drone trade look a little completely different this 12 months.  While a fast abstract of this 12 months’s predictions present large development – the company predicts a 10-fold improve within the business drone fleet by 2021 …

William H. Meredith The case towards the Kentucky man who shot down a drone flying over his property has been dismissed by a US District Court, citing “lack of subject matter jurisdiction.” In July of 2015, William Meredith of KY shot down a drone belonging to David Boggs because it flew …

By Torrey Wiley CC BY 2.zero  A controversial drone invoice is being thought of within the Oklahoma Senate, with native advocates crying foul at media headlines that describe the invoice as a “shoot down” invoice whereas the drone trade worries that’s precisely the impact the legislation would have. The Senate …

Whatever nation you’re primarily based in, it’s possible that there are laws in place surrounding leisure and industrial drone flights. Some are pretty common sense, corresponding to the necessity to keep away from airports, prisons and navy bases. Others are much less clear minimize, like nationwide parks or what constitutes a …

picture: FLIR Sponsored Content.  Part 107 opened the portals for business drone operators.  But confronted with rising competitors, many small drone operators battle to discover a worthwhile area of interest within the business trade.  That’s why it could be definitely worth the bother to use for an evening ops waiver. …