(Source: motherboard.vice.com) For a good few months last year, commercial drones were completely legal and entirely unregulated, thanks in no small part to the persistent legal battle fought by a Swiss guy and his lawyer. Today, that legal battle is over—the Federal Aviation Administration and Raphael Pirker have decided to settle, scoring the agency what has probably … [Read more...] about Drone Pilot Who Ruined the FAA’s 2014 Has Settled His Case
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UAV Safety Institute Takes New Pole Position With NASCAR
One of the nation’s top UAV training organizations will soon be in the driver’s seat when it comes to providing safety information to NASCAR. Mark Camillo of the Unmanned Safety Institute (USI) will discuss unmanned aerial systems at the year’s NASCAR Security Summit in Concord, NC on Jan. 12. “UAS are a growing concern for NASCAR and other sports leagues and … [Read more...] about UAV Safety Institute Takes New Pole Position With NASCAR
UAS America Fund Files FAA Petition for Rulemaking on “Micro” Drones
(Source: kramerlevin.com) Law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems practice head Brendan Schulman has filed with the Federal Aviation Administration a formal Petition for Rulemaking (“Petition”) on behalf of the UAS America Fund, LLC (“UAS Fund”), proposing a new “micro” unmanned aircraft (“mUA”) rule. The proposed regulation would govern … [Read more...] about UAS America Fund Files FAA Petition for Rulemaking on “Micro” Drones
FAA Flying Blind on Drone Regulation
(Source: bostonglobe.com) When Jeff Bezos announced last year that Amazon was testing unmanned drones for delivering books and CDs by air, it was the most public sign yet of the commercial potential for remote-controlled aerial vehicles. Since then, consumer giants like Google and Domino’s Pizza have reportedly begun developing drone research programs, and small drone … [Read more...] about FAA Flying Blind on Drone Regulation
An Interview with “The Drone Lawyer,” Brendan Schulman
(Source: 3drobotics.com's Roger Sollenberger) Brendan Schulman, “the drone lawyer,” is Special Counsel in the Litigation Department at the law firm Kramer-Levin, where he heads the firm’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems practice. He successfully defended Raphael “Trappy” Pirker in the first-ever federal case involving the operation of a commercial drone in the United … [Read more...] about An Interview with “The Drone Lawyer,” Brendan Schulman
