Current drone regulations can be difficult even for experienced pilots to understand. In his new DRONELIFE column, Steve Rhode works to help bridge the knowledge gap between passing the Par... Read more
At last week’s UAS Symposium, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson delivered a keynote address outlining the progress that the FAA has made in delivering drone rules: Ops Over People, Ops O... Read more
Australian drone regulations are developing rapidly, as a newly published policy statement on emerging aviation technologies outlines. For more on international drone regulations, see our r... Read more
With mining, energy, agriculture, and more target verticals represented, Latin America offers a wealth of opportunity for the commercial drone industry. Drone regulations in Latin America a... Read more
In this week’s column – the mistakes and misconceptions about flying under a public safety COA, as Steve Rhode talks about his recent interview of FAA representative John Meehan.... Read more
In this week’s public safety column, Steve Rhode writes about what’s most important in developing a safety culture in the drone industry. Pilots: know the FAA flight rules, and... Read more
A recent Michigan Court Ruling touches drone privacy: and could lead to major problems for the commercial drone industry. An article in JDSupra (worth a full read) explains how the decision... Read more
When the FAA released the Remote ID rule late last year, it left the drone industry with as many questions as answers. What about new hardware and remote ID solutions? How will manufacture... Read more
The Drone Service Providers Alliance (DSPA) warns that drone federalism – the idea that states and local government should share control of the airspace – could be added to the b... Read more
European drone research firm DRONEII has published a new infographic tracing drone regulation progress from 2016 and into the future. DRONEII co-founder and CFO Hendrik Bödecker has penned... Read more
Following the publication of the final rule on remote identification for drones last week, the industry has voiced opinions both for and against the concept of Remote ID as well as the actua... Read more
If you got – or gave – a drone this holiday season, there are important rules for new drone flyers to be aware of and follow. We asked an FAA representative to point out the top... Read more
The FAA has published new drone rules for Remote ID and Operations Over People. While it will take some time to fully unpack the final rule on Remote ID, the drone industry is weighing in o... Read more
A Senate Bill, now on the President’s desk, would require changes in the membership composition of the influential Drone Advisory Committee (DAC). The Drone Advisory Committee was es... Read more