The FAA has announced when rules on Remote ID will go into effect, along with the newly released regulations on drone Operations Over People and Moving Vehicles and Flight at Night. In a press release published Friday night, the FAA says that the “final rules requiring remote identification of drones …
Read More »FAA Taps Choctaw Nation for Groundbreaking Drone Program
Via WikiCommons: By Aaron Walden – Self-made. The FAA today announced a groundbreaking partnership with the Choctaw Nation to determine how drones can best transport cargo—including parcels—at lower altitudes. The agency’s Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center (MMAC) signed a three-year agreement with the Oklahoma-based Native tribe that will enable the center …
Read More »FAA Drone Registration Down by 50%: Why?
Aviation Week writes that FAA drone registration is down by 50% – but why is that, and what does it mean for the industry? Has the use of drones dropped as much as registrations have, or are pilots simply not using the system? The total number of pilots who registered …
Read More »FAA Taps Five U.S. Airport to Test Drone Safety Protocols
Image: NASA A select group of American airports are launching the latest tech solutions surrounding drone air-traffic systems. The FAA announced today the selection of five American airports to evaluate technologies that could detect and mitigate potential safety risks posed by rogue drones. As part of its Airport Unmanned Aircraft …
Read More »The FAA wants YOU! Applications now available for drone test…
Looking to make the skies safer? Interested in drone safety? Then maybe you have what it takes to become an official FAA UAS test administrator. The FAA this week announced an open application period for the role of test administrators the federal agency’s Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST). “The FAA …
Read More »Long Range Cargo Drones Volansi Joins BEYOND Program
Volansi, a leading provider of long range cargo drones, has partnered with three of the nine participants in the FAA’s BEYOND program. “Volansi is working directly with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), the North Dakota Department of Transportation and the University of Alaska Fairbanks for this effort,” says …
Read More »Air Domain Awareness Program for Border Protection
The Air Domain Awareness Program is a federally funded project testing new technology to stop the illicit use of drones and small aircraft – in any environment., By DRONELIFE Staff Writer Jim Magill As the technology for unmanned aerial vehicle and systems grows apace, bringing with it the promise of …
Read More »Tampa Bay is a No Drone Zone During Super Bowl LV
Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 The FAA has recently announced that Tampa Bay is a No Drone Zone during Super Bowl LV (at least the area around the stadium.) It’s not a surprise and we hope that pilots are already aware of this: but if you are new to drones, …
Read More »Major Aviation Advocacy Group Lauds FAA Drone Rule Changes
Source: AOPA One of the world’s largest aviation advocacy groups is flying high on the tailwinds of recent FAA regulatory changes to drone rules. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) is lauding the agency’s recent publication of Part 89 as well as the overhaul of Part 107 on Jan. 15. …
Read More »The Latest Executive Order on Drones
The latest executive order on drones may require federal agencies to replace – or at least review – their current fleet of Chinese- or other foreign-manufactured drones. BREAKING – Show Me the Money! Adversary Country Drones To Be Replaced? By Contributing Editor Dawn M.K. Zoldi* Up until now, most of …
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