Lisa Ellman

What Does the FAA Plan for Drone Regulations?

Commercial UAV Expo is hosting a record-breaking crowd in Las Vegas this year.  At the first keynotes of the show this morning, a lineup of important industry figures gave attendees the insights they’ve been waiting for  – including  the FAA plan for drone regulation in the coming year. Continue reading …

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Will the New Administration Leverage the Power of the Drone …

Source: Verge Aero As the U.S. prepares for a new president, industry stakeholders wait to see what will change with the new administration.  Here, industry leader Lisa Elllman discusses how drone technology could be used to address some of the problems the U.S. – and the world – now face. …

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FAA Pushes for Repeal of Section 336 and More Authority Over…

FAA Deputy Administrator for Security and Hazardous Materials, Angela Stubblefield The U.S. House of Representatives Aviation Committee held a Counter UAS Issues Roundtable Discussion yesterday – and the difficulty of regulation for leisure operators was a central theme. The argument over Section 336 – the half of the regulation that …

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Commercial Drone Alliance Wants Congress to Repeal Sec. 336

The industrial drone business desires safer skies for unmanned aerial automobiles and so they’re taking their case to Capitol Hill. The Commercial Drone Alliance, an unbiased 501c6 non-profit led by key figures of the industrial drone business, known as on Congress in a latest assertion to repeal Section 336 of …

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Which Drones Need Remote Tracking and ID? The Argument for I…

Yesterday’s launch of the FAA Aviation Rule Committee (ARC) UAS Remote ID and Tracking report has generated important remark from business stakeholders.  Industry thought chief Lisa Ellman, co-director of the Commercial Drone Alliance and a member of the ARC, dissented from the report as revealed.  She has since revealed an …

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Sen. Markey Submits Drone Privacy Act: More Obstacles for th…

By Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming [Public domain] Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) submitted the Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2017 on March 15, creating a major layer of obstacles for drone integration and drone companies. Today, the Commercial Drone Alliance got here out in opposition …

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