(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 400 feet and within sight of the person at the controls, according to people familiar with the rule-making process. The drone industry has awaited commercial rules for about six years, … [Read more...] about Drone Flights Face FAA Hit
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Florida’s Drone Law: A Case Study in Unintended Consequences
(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 role was to discuss the current regulatory environment at the federal and state levels. The group was highly interested in what Florida can do to help the commercial drone market thrive. … [Read more...] about Florida’s Drone Law: A Case Study in Unintended Consequences
Can You Shoot Down a Drone on Your Land?
(Source: gigaom.com) After a New Jersey man spotted his neighbor’s camera-equipped drone flying over his house this week, he fetched a shotgun and peppered the drone with holes, knocking it from the sky. Did he have a right to do so? Even though local police arrested the man on unlawful weapons charges, some people will feel he had the right to defend himself against an … [Read more...] about Can You Shoot Down a Drone on Your Land?
FAA Issues Requirement for UAS to Have Aircraft Registration Number
(Source: uasvision.com) The FAA UAS Integration Office issued an email to the industry outlining the requirement for all commercial UAS to bear an aircraft registration number when applying for a COA: UAS, other than those owned by the Armed Forces, intended to operate under a new COA must be registered and marked prior to COA application. The aircraft registration number … [Read more...] about FAA Issues Requirement for UAS to Have Aircraft Registration Number
That Drone Flight Over the Las Vegas Strip? It Violated FAA Policy
from reviewjournal.com When the owners of a Philadelphia company flew an 11-pound octocopter with a 3-by-12-foot advertising banner on the Strip in front of The Mirage’s volcano in July, they violated Federal Aviation Administration policy on unmanned aerial systems. DroneCast drew quite a crowd as the aircraft hovered about 20 feet above the sidewalk for about an … [Read more...] about That Drone Flight Over the Las Vegas Strip? It Violated FAA Policy
