It's TUESDAY of Drone Safety Awareness Week! Today after 8:00 am, Dave Krause of Influential Drones and volunteer FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) Industry Member is joined by Dawn Zoldi of P3 Tech Consulting in a DroneLife.com 2-minute highlight reel of Tuesday's National Drone Safety Awareness Week Topic: "Safe Flyers Register and Mark Their Drones." #FlySafe DRONELIFE has … [Read more...] about Register and Mark Your Drones! Drone Safety Awareness Week
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What is Section 2209 – and Why is the Drone Industry Urging the FAA to Implement it as Fast as Possible?
News and Commentary. What is Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 - and why is it so critical to the drone industry that stakeholders are urging the FAA to implement it as soon as possible? What is Section 2209? Simply, Section 2209 requires the FAA to establish defined boundaries protecting "critical infrastructure" from unauthorized drones. … [Read more...] about What is Section 2209 – and Why is the Drone Industry Urging the FAA to Implement it as Fast as Possible?
FAA Announces New Head of Drone Integration
FAA is undergoing some leadership changes. They recently announced that Jay Merkle will be the new head of drone integration, replacing Earl Lawrence. FAA is still working under Acting Administrator Dan Elwell - who, as we reported last month, has withdrawn his application to hold the top job permanently. As FAA gears up to address the numerous drone related provisions … [Read more...] about FAA Announces New Head of Drone Integration
DOT Secretary Says More than 1,000,000 Drones Registered
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao delivered remarks to the audience at CES 2018 yesterday. During her remarks, she commented that the FAA has registered more than 1,000,000 drones - a figure that the DOT press office says includes "878,000 hobbyists, who receive one identification number for all the drones they own, and 122,000 commercial, public and other drones, which … [Read more...] about DOT Secretary Says More than 1,000,000 Drones Registered
AeroVision Flies Beyond Line of Sight
Canadian commercial drone company AeroVision Canada is seeking a waiver from Transport Canada for BVLOS (Beyond visual line of sight) flight. In Canada, as in the US, commercial operators are required to have their drones in sight at all times. While for some applications the restriction does not cause a problem - aerial photography of a building or a small area, for … [Read more...] about AeroVision Flies Beyond Line of Sight
