Regulatory Updates

In a survey we constructed a short while in the past for the FAA, we had a number of questions come up from respondents, and we wished to take the time to reply the commonest ones. What follows are solutions to your high questions taken from inside the survey. Hat …

Last week the FAA shared a timeline for rolling out LAANC capabilities all through the U.S. This is big information, as a result of it signifies that prompt airspace authorizations are coming nationwide. Image supply After the rollout is full, pilots who need to function in managed airspace the place …

Louisville, KY has proposed a plan to use fleets of drones to reply to gunshots. The plan was submitted to the White House’s UAS Integration Pilot Program, which can discover sharing airspace jurisdiction between native and federal authorities. How Would It Work? Louisville authorities challenge that drones might arrive on the …

The FAA simply introduced a timeline for rolling out LAANC nationwide on the 2018 FAA UAS Symposium in Baltimore, Maryland. Image supply Starting in April, LAANC will broaden to just about 300 air visitors management services throughout roughly 500 airports all through the U.S., protecting 78,000 miles of airspace. Why …

Recently we’ve seen some alarming incidents with rogue drones, and we’re rising actually, actually frightened. Wondering what we’re speaking about? Here’s a listing of current incidents: On February 14, a DJI Phantom reportedly contributed to the crash touchdown of a helicopter in Charleston, SC. On February 12, a drone collided …

Recently we put collectively a brief, casual survey in partnership with a contact we’ve got at the FAA to assist consider how properly drone pilots suppose the FAA is doing with regards to educating them and the public about sUAS insurance policies. In the finish we had 493 individuals fill …

The FAA not too long ago launched a brand new portal referred to as the FAADroneZone, the place you possibly can register your drone(s) and handle your airspace authorization and waiver requests. We’ve gotten lots of emails these days about use the new FAA web site to use for airspace authorization, …

When you look again at 2017, a complete lot has occurred on the regulatory entrance right here in the drone trade. So a lot, in reality, that it may be arduous to maintain observe of all of the developments and modifications. In this text we’re going to have a look …

A brand new federal legislation firmly establishes the FAA’s authority to require drone hobbyists to register their drones with the federal authorities. Any drone weighing between .55 lbs (250 grams) and as much as 55 lbs. (25 kg) should now be registered with the FAA, no matter whether or not …

The FAA lately made public all of their data on drone registrations as much as October 31, 2017. Bard’s Center for the Study of the Drone did a superb evaluation of the information the FAA launched, and we’ll share a few of their key findings under. Some key insights off …