Drone journalist Chris Karody is known for his in-depth analyses of thorny issues confronting the drone industry – like the Remote ID Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM.) In our continuing series on Remote ID, we’ve published viewpoints from all areas of the industry. This piece, republished with permission from Chris …
Read More »Wing Makes a Statement on Remote ID for Drones, Supports Rec…
image: Wing While discussions and arguments over how to implement retail drone delivery have been going on for years, Google spin-off Wing has been quietly making it happen. With the receipt of the first FAA certification as an air carrier for drone delivery in 2019, Wing has taken a leadership …
Read More »The Deep Dive into Remote ID for Drones: What It Is, What it…
image public domain We’ve gotten a lot of questions and comments about Remote ID for Drones – and with good reason. This regulation is important: it has the potential to impact all drone operations in the country. It’s also technical, and challenging to understand. This guest post is a longer …
Read More »17 Days Left to Comment on Remote ID for Drones: What the Co…
The FAA announced a long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Remote ID for drones on 12/31/2019. The comment period required by federal law is open until March 2, 2020 (if you wish to comment, you may review the NPRM and do so here.) Over 13,000 comments have been submitted …
Read More »DRONELIFE Exclusive: AMA’s Tyler Dobbs on RID and Recreation…
Photo by Jo Théophile from Pexels The FAA’s proposal for Remote ID for drones appears problematic for the recreational drone community. Tyler Dobbs, the AMA‘s Director of Government Affairs, says the proposal leaves “no viable options” for hobby flyers. Dobbs says that without changes, the current proposal will not only …
Read More »“Not Like This” – DJI’s Critical Response to FAA’s Remote ID…
In an article published by DJI today, the manufacturer’s VP of Policy and Legal Affairs, Brendan Schulman, has come out strongly against the FAA’s NPRM on Remote ID, calling it “deeply flawed” and “a complex, expensive, and intrusive system that would make it harder to use drones in America.” That …
Read More »Remote ID for Drones and the Next Step to UTM: Drone Industr…
On Friday, the U.S. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) concluded their regulatory review and approved the FAA proposal on Remote ID for drones. The long-awaited rule will lead to a means by which drones can be identified and connected with their operator. This is an important step – …
Read More »ANRA Technologies Moves Beyond Testing of UTM and Remote ID …
image courtesy ANRA ANRA Technologies, a global company with offices in the U.S. and India, has been a major player in unmanned traffic management (UTM) systems testing since the beginning of the NASA program. While Technical Capabilities Level 4 (TCL4) testing and the transfer of the UTM project from NASA …
Read More »Make Yourself Smarter. This Whitepaper is Worth Reading: Kit…
While many whitepapers are good only as a substitute for Sominex, Kittyhawk has written one well worth reading carefully. “Remote ID & Drones” (download for free here) takes views from all over the industry to unpack the hot topic of remote ID for commercial drone users, explaining both what it is …
Read More »AirMap, Kittyhawk and Wing Demonstrate InterUSS Remote ID So…
Flying a drone is very different from flying a plane or driving a car. For starters, it’s remote. The separation between pilot and vehicle means there’s limited accountability built into the situation. And that’s an issue. If you want to reassure members of the public and law enforcement that what you’re doing …
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