Federal Drone Laws

The American Drone Security Act: The Sequel The original American Drone Security Act (ADSA) proposal has had a significant impact on the drone industry, even though it was not passed.  The ADSA has now been reintroduced, however – with some changes.  Guest Contributor Dawn Zoldi, drone law expert and CEO of …

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 …

News and Commentary.  At this level, it’s hardly a shock.  The FAA‘s extension of an extension of an extension has as soon as once more been… prolonged. The present extension was set to expire on the finish of this month, however the spending invoice earlier than the President features a …

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao addressed the viewers on the FAA’s UAS Symposium yesterday.  In taped remarks, the Chao advised attendees that operations over individuals, evening flight, and flight past visible line of sight (BVLOS) have been on the way in which.   While stakeholders are involved about security, Chao …

News and Commentary.  Michael Huerta’s 7 years with the FAA ended this Saturday at midnight.  Yesterday, Dan Elwell, the FAA’s Deputy Administrator, was named Acting Administrator.  If invited to fill the put up completely, Elwell will begin a 5 yr time period able that many Americans have by no means …

In this episode of IndustrialDrones.FM, Ian Smith interviews Major General Marke “Hoot” Gibson on drone integration.  Gibson was Senior Advisor, UAS Integration on the FAA and is now the primary CEO of the NUAIR Alliance, a UAS check website in Syracuse, New York.  Tune in to study extra about this …

President Trump signed a directive as we speak to launch the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program.  The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) says in an announcement that this system will “safely test and validate advanced operations for drones in partnership with state and local governments in select jurisdictions.” …

President Trump with Kespry CEO George Mathew — Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images A gaggle of drone trade leaders together with advocacy teams like AUVSI, the AMA, and the Small UAV Coalition,  together with a lengthy record of corporations together with trade giants Intel, Verizon, UPS and Amazon together with producers DJI, …

This interview is a part of a bigger piece developed by knowledgeable Joe Tally and revealed on Fire Cam’s web site – go to Fire Cam for extra data on drone packages and gear for emergency companies departments, and see this earlier article with DRONELIFE for tips about getting began. …

The FAA has made an inventory of nationwide monuments and historic websites off limits to drones inside 400 toes of the lateral boundaries, citing issues by the Department of the Interior (DOI.)  The FAA says that it’s going to think about including extra websites to the checklist of 10 printed …