The Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is on a role. The organization recently said they had surpassed 100 certified UAS operators and on May 16, they published their Notice for Proposed Rule Making. The NPRM includes a proposed amendment to existing regulations of Australian drones under the Civil Aviation Act of 1988 and is fairly monumental in that it … [Read more...] about Less Oversight on Small Drones
Brendan Schulman
Official Reply Brief Filed in Response to FAA’s Appeal of Raphael Pirker Case
Brendan Schulman (inset) is making a name for himself in the drone community, but he may be getting a less flattering name at the FAA after suggesting that the Agency resorted to "an absurd post hoc interpretation of the definition of aircraft". On Tuesday, Schulman filed a Reply Brief addressing the FAA's recent appeal of the Raphael Pirker case. Earlier this spring, the … [Read more...] about Official Reply Brief Filed in Response to FAA’s Appeal of Raphael Pirker Case
Why Did the FAA Wait Two Months to Report Drone Near Collision?
It was widely reported this weekend that there was a near miss involving a drone and a jetliner. The event which happened on March 22nd over the skies of Tallahassee, Florida was acknowledged by FAA Administrator Jim Williams at a Drone Conference in San Francisco last Thursday. Williams was addressing a group of 150 participants at the Small Unmanned Systems Business … [Read more...] about Why Did the FAA Wait Two Months to Report Drone Near Collision?
Amici Curiae Filed by News Media Companies in Raphael Pirker Case
On Tuesday, 13 news media companies filed an Amici Curiae brief with the National Transportation Safety Board in support of Raphael Pirker. Pirker was slapped with a $10,000 fine by the FAA at the beginning of the year for shooting a commercial with a drone. But, he took the case to court and in March, judge Patrick Geraghty sided with Pirker stating the FAA “has not issued … [Read more...] about Amici Curiae Filed by News Media Companies in Raphael Pirker Case
