The AMA has issued a strong response to yesterday’s call from the Commercial Drone Alliance for repeal of Section 336, the law which protects model aircraft from FAA regulation. Sectio... Read more
Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) announced last week that she has introduced the Safeguarding America’s Skies Act, which would allow federal authorities “to detect, track, and enga... Read more
News and Commentary. At this point, it’s hardly a surprise. The FAA‘s extension of an extension of an extension has once again been… extended. The current extension was s... Read more
Confused about how to find local or state ordinances that apply to you? You are not alone. Our AirVuz video of the week is a news piece on progressive drone laws of 2018 – an importa... Read more
A guest post by Kittyhawk Co-founder Josh Ziering. This is the second FAA UAS Symposium I’ve attended and the contrast between the two has been so dissimilar that it feels like I may need a... Read more
NASA Executed UTM TCL 3 Flight Demonstrations Last Week. Here’s What That Means for Drone Operators.
NASA successfully executed TCL 3 flight tests for the UTM program last week. That’s a complex sentence due to the acronyms: simplified, NASA’s testing of drone traffic managemen... Read more
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao addressed the audience at the FAA’s UAS Symposium yesterday. In taped remarks, the Chao told attendees that operations over people, night... Read more
The FAA announced yesterday that the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC), which provides real-time airspace authorizations, will be expanded to 500 airports beginn... Read more
After a spate of recent news articles about drone and passenger aircraft interactions, the AMA has offered their help in investigating the incidents to the National Transportation Safety Boa... Read more
As Congress once again looks at infrastructure and FAA Reauthorization, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) has decided not to pursue privatized Air Traf... Read more
The crash landing of a Robinson Helicopter R22 in South Carolina last week, reportedly caused by interference with a drone, has prompted the AMA to issue an official statement asking the pub... Read more
It’s almost time for spring break here in the US – and many enthusiasts can’t wait to bring along their drone! Here in a guest post by the legal services experts at AOPA (A... Read more
The leading drone advocacy group for the drone industry, the Commercial Drone Alliance, has published its list of legislative priorities for 2018. Among the top priorities for the organizat... Read more
Drone Delivery Canada (DDC) is proving the case for drone delivery anywhere as Canada’s regulatory transportation authority has granted the company a Special Flight Operations Certific... Read more