Immediate reactions to the FAA’s drone registration program, announced Monday, varied from concerns that the program did not go far enough to ensure the safety of passenger aircraft to... Read more
A recent American industry report shows that commercial growth of UAVs is swelling from sea to shining sea but the buffeting winds of errant regulation still pose a muscular risk to this inf... Read more
(source: nationaldefensemagazine.org)Â Â After years of waiting, a Federal Aviation Administration official said the agency was close to releasing a ruling that would give commercial entities... Read more
(Source:Â UPI) Â A small, four-propeller helicopter buzzes like a swarm of aggressive bees, hovering in place above its land-based operator, now making small high-pitched beeps indicating it... Read more
from precisionag.com When Jim Williams, manager of the FAA’s Office of Unmanned Aerial Systems Integration, spoke at the Delta AgTech Symposium at the Memphis, TN, Agricenter on Tuesday (Jul... Read more
Last Wednesday, July 9, Amazon officially submitted its petition to the FAA asking for an exemption from the agency’s blanket ‘no flying drones for commercial purposes’ pol... Read more
from faa.gov Agency issues interpretation of 2012 Reauthorization Law, restates authority to take enforcement action against hazardous operations. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Fe... Read more
This is Part 1 in a two-part series that summarizes my views on why video/film/cinema – not agriculture and farming — will be the largest driver of sUAS commercial businesses. In this part I... Read more
Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 outlines provisions for incremental unmanned aerial systems (UAS) integration for limited, low risk uses in advance of the small U... Read more