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
The city of Santa Clara has announced a new local ordinance which will prohibit drones over the Super Bowl, scheduled for February 7, 2016. The new law specifies a ½ mile “no-fly zone” over... Read more
Just one year ago, the commercial drone community really had it out for the FAA. There didn’t appear to be any progress being made as far as publishing drone regulations and the admini... Read more
(Source: Telegraph.co.uk) Drones are taking off in a big way. Once the preserve of the military, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are now used in a wide range of industries, from aerial sur... Read more
(Source: New York Times) When a small drone slipped free from its operator one morning last week and flew into the Washington sky, evading radar and the best defenses of the United States... Read more
(Source: fortune.com) When Lisa Ellman was eight years old, she drafted a policy document for her family. She called it her Magna Carta—and it was primarily designed to keep her two annoyi... Read more
If 2014 could be metaphored (yes, that’s a new made-up word) as a huge bowling tournament, then the drone industry saw its shares of strikes and gutters as judicial boards and courts granted... Read more
(Source: Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand) Industry and the public will soon get an opportunity to have their say on proposed Civil Aviation Rules for unmanned aircraft operations. Co... Read more
(Source: Wall Street Journal Online) Highly anticipated federal rules on commercial drones are expected to require operators to have a license and limit flights to daylight hours, below 40... Read more
(by Steve Hogan of floridadronelaw.com) Last week I served as a panelist at the Pasco Economic Development Council’s conference on Commercial Applications for Unmanned Aerial Systems. My rol... Read more