The FAA has announced that it will restrict drone flight over 7 Department of Energy (DOE) facilities, effective December 29, 2017. The move comes after recent restrictions of drone flights... Read more
One thing that most of the drone industry – and regulators – can agree upon is the need for clear drone laws, enacted as quickly as possible. It’s not an easy task, and am... Read more
During yesterday’s House Aviation Subcommittee hearing on drones, witnesses testified that the U.S. must work harder on regulation to maintain its global position in the industry. Wit... Read more
The FAA is seeking public comments on appropriate design standards for the FlightScan Corporation’s Camcopter S-100 – and whether or not you have anything to say on the subject,... Read more
The FAA has published an explanation of LAANC – the prototype system that the agency is evaluating for instant airspace authorizations. The LAANC system “will ultimately provide... Read more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will launch the UAS Integration Pilot Program at an event held in Washington D.C. tomorrow – but the Federal Register Notice about the progr... Read more
Drone services provider AirMap is the next vendor to provide access to instant airspace authorizations through the FAA’s prototype evaluation of the Low Altitude Authorization and Noti... Read more
Congressman Jason Lewis, the sponsor of the Drone Integration Act, says that the UAS Integration Pilot Program doesn’t go far enough to protect states’ rights to regulate drones... Read more
The Commercial Drone Alliance, a leading industry advocacy group, has published a response to today’s announcement of a UAS Integration Pilot Program. Saying that the program was... Read more
At first glance, Canada’s proposed new drone regulations seem like a big step forward for the drone industry. With clear risk-based categories and remote pilot licensing system, the r... 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
Canada’s proposed commercial drone regulations may provide a significant boost to the Canadian drone industry. Transport Canada has outlined new drone regulations that would ease the n... Read more
Ian Melamed of ProWings Training is one of those drone industry veterans who seems to know something about almost every drone mission happening on his continent. As South Africa’s fir... Read more
What is the Drone Advisory Committee – and What’s Going On With Task Group 1? Your Questions Answered
News and Commentary. The FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) met again yesterday, and once again Task Group 1 has garnered negative press in the Washington Post. But if you aren... Read more