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  The UK’s Drone Bill is still going through the motions in parliament. The latest proposal from the Department for Transport would ban children from owning drones weighing more than 250g (0.55lb). They would only be allowed to fly devices heavier than that, according to the proposal, if the drone …

It’s a proposal that doesn’t sit well with anyone in the drone industry – and could severely limit the drone industry and benefits to communities everywhere.  You can read an in-depth analysis of the  proposed “Tort Law Relating to Drones Act” – authored by a group of attorneys outside of …

News and Commentary.  In a new press release, the FAA has clarified the role of federal and state governments in drone regulation. The FAA has tried many times to emphasize the agency’s authority over the airspace, in a continual – and somewhat unsuccessful – attempt to curb the proliferation of …

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has been doing battle with the FAA over drone privateness since 2012, however suffered a loss this week.   The D.C. Circuit (the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit) rejected EPIC’s petition to evaluation FAA’s small drone rule, “finding …

By U.S. Government [Public domain] A latest report printed by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) regarding FAA actions offers perception into how U.S. drone rules evaluate to these in 10 different international locations. The international locations in comparison with the U.S. in the report have been Australia, Canada, France, Japan, …

The FAA is making massive efforts to speak with and educate industrial operators.  Part of the program, they kicked off a dwell summer season Webinar collection on Tuesday providing perception into FAA waiver and authorization processes, beginning with “Where’s My Waiver?” FAA put collectively a workforce of staffers to current …

Licensed CCO News and Commentary.  This may very well be the yr – or not.  The FAA has been working beneath a sequence of funding extensions for years now.  A multi-year package deal hasn’t been handed since 2012 – nicely earlier than the drone trade loved monetary affect predictions of …

Virginia’s Governor Ralph Shearer Northam signed legislative invoice HB638 final week.  The invoice is a main win for Virginia’s drone {industry}, making a transfer to stop localities from enacting their very own laws and creating the problematic “patchwork quilt” of drone guidelines inside the state. The regulation, which can go …

picture: Virginia Tech Here at DRONELIFE we’ve had a serious benefit in making sense of NASA’s unmanned site visitors administration (UTM) testing and what it means for drone operators in every single place: we’ve bought Amit Ganjoo of ANRA Technologies’ cellphone quantity.  A main participant in each UTM and drone …

In most locations, industrial drone operation requires certification; and within the United States, that’s a Part 107 Remote Pilot’s Certificate from the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA.)  Many drone purchasers, nevertheless, are unaware of the prevailing legal guidelines that apply to drone operation.  Offering readability and emphasizing security, the FAA has …