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The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hosted the listening to, entitled “Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Innovation, Integration, Successes, and Challenges,” this morning. Chairman Thune launched the listening to, setting a optimistic tone in the direction of rushing up drone integration and dealing towards incorporating helps for integration within the everlasting FAA …

By John Phelan (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons In the wealthy Boston suburb of Newton Massachusetts, the first legal challenge by a drone operator to a local ordinance has been filed.  Newton resident Michael Singer has filed suit against the City of Newton, claiming that the proposed ordinance …

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, …

During a discussion panel at this week’s Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas, FAA attorney Dean Griffiths revealed Part 107 waiver statistics – and they don’t look good.  As of last month, the FAA had received 912 requests for Part 107 waivers – and had issued 23.  They had disapproved or …

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The FAA says that it requires about 20 hours of study to pass the Part 107 test.  By all reports, the test is not an easy one – but those willing to put in the time can certainly be successful.  DRONELIFE published a list of study guides and courses earlier – …

Image: Aswan, CC 3.0 The FAA’s new Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) met last Friday for it’s inaugural meeting in Washington, DC.  The committee’s purpose is to provide recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration about fully integrating drones into the NAS. The committee’s membership was announced last week; it includes representatives from government, …

The FAA has announced the membership and first meeting agenda for the Drone Advisory Committee (DAC). The formation of the DAC was announced last spring, as FAA Administrator Michael Huerta promoted the ongoing collaboration efforts between government and industry to up the pace of commercial drone regulation.   Brian Krzanich, Chief Executive …