Canada’s Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced new restrictions on hobby drones today, in what he said is a response to the increased number of drone sightings near airports. Call... Read more
Drone privacy seems to be a primary concern for lawmakers, as state and local governments rush to propose laws designed to protect citizens from unwanted intrusion by drone. On a federal le... Read more
The Office of Science and Technology has published it’s Exit Memo, including drone integration as one of 20 personal, local, and national frontiers that Americans must focus on going f... Read more
Drone delivery has made significant progress in 2016. Delivery company Flirtey has worked with the FAA to test delivery in rural, urban, and ship-to-shore scenarios. Medical delivery compa... Read more
New proposed CA drone laws may have unintended consequences. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has called upon drone enthusiasts to protest two new proposed CA laws which they say would cr... Read more
The FAA has announced that Deputy Administrator Mike Whitaker will leave the agency at the end of June, two years before his term as Chief NextGen Officer (CNO) expires in 2018. “Mike... Read more
The FAA released drone registration data last week showing the city, state and zip code of each registered drone operator. The agency says that release of the drone registration database r... Read more
On Monday, attorneys for Kentucky resident David Boggs filed the first federal lawsuit regarding the rights of drone operators versus property owners in the United States District Court of W... Read more
Immediate reactions to the FAA’s drone registration program, announced Monday, varied from concerns that the program did not go far enough to ensure the safety of passenger aircraft to... Read more
FAA Deputy Administrator Michael Whitaker testified yesterday before the House Aviation Subcommittee about drone safety. After explaining the proliferation of small drones in airspace, Whit... Read more
The FAA announced the largest civil penalty to date proposed against a drone operator for violating airspace restrictions. The 1.9 million dollar proposed fine is aimed against SkyPan Inter... Read more
CA Governor Jerry Brown vetoed three proposed laws against drones on Saturday, citing prison overcrowding and the existing complexities of the criminal code as his reasons. The most publiciz... Read more
The FAA has missed the September 30 deadline to institute nationwide drone regulations. “Our main, overriding goal is safety,” said an FAA spokesperson, setting expectations tha... Read more
Orlando’s Drone Ordinance: Safety, or Just Confusion?
News and Commentary. The city of Orlando has just passed a new drone ordinance – and it is one of the most restrictive on the books. But does Orlando’s new ordinance really con... Read more