The FAA Task Group 1 (TG1), part of the FAA Drone Advisory Committee, received negative press this week as the Washington Post reported that group meetings have become secretive, with commer... Read more
A group of drone industry leaders including advocacy groups like AUVSI, the AMA, and the Small UAV Coalition, Â along with a long list of companies including industry giants Intel, Verizon, U... Read more
News and Commentary. Forums lit up last week with criticism and complaints after leading airspace intelligence provider AirMap released a letter to a lawmaker in support of the Drone Innovat... Read more
California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control says that cannabis and cannabis products may not be delivered by “aircraft, watercraft, rail, drones, human powered vehicles, or unmanned... Read more
The first total eclipse in 38 years will take place on August 21st, and drone operators are getting ready. Â While the eclipse offers a unique opportunity for some beautiful images, it’... Read more
The  cit of Raleigh, North Carolina – home to commercial drone leader, PrecisionHawk – is proposing a ban on recreational drones in all but 7 city parks. The proposal has gotten... Read more
Criminal charges against Myron Dewey, the drone operator who documented the Dakota Access Pipeline protests at Standing Rock last year, have been dismissed. Dewey faced stalking charges brou... Read more
A new drone law is under consideration in the New York State Senate. Â Introduced by Sen. Leroy Comrie, NY State Senate Bill S1979 is an amendment to the state penal law, which would make unl... Read more
Oral arguments will take place today in the case of Singer vs. Newton, MA; the first challenge of a local drone law to hit the courts in Massachusetts. Dr. Michael Singer is a doctor and dro... Read more
State and Local drone laws have become even more complicated in recent months. Â With issues of FAA preemption in question, states are proposing drone regulations at a continually increasing... Read more
Texas lawmakers have introduced a drone regulation bill to designate farms “critical infrastructure,” and restrict drone flight over them. Texas HB 1643 adds “concentrated... Read more
Senator Dianne Feinstein has introduced the “Drone Federalism Act of 2017” designed to limit the scope of FAA’s preemption for drone regulations and protect states’ r... Read more
New research from the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College demonstrates that over 30 million people in the US are affected by state and local drone ordinances. Â Local drone laws... Read more
Georgia’s HB 481 would prohibit local communities from enacting their own drone laws – a significant benefit to commercial operators in the state. Â But local governments are rush... Read more