New Zealand drone startup Flirtey has completed the first urban drone delivery in the US, with FAA approval. Flirtey completed the test working with the FAA, NASA, the Nevada Advanced Autonomous Systems Innovation Center at the University of Nevada at Reno, and the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems. One of the FAA's designated UAS test sites is located in … [Read more...] about Flirtey Completes First Urban Drone Delivery in US
FAA drone regulation
Registration: Researchers Say Benefits are Questionable
Researchers at the Mercatus Center of George Mason University have published public comments to the FAA on the drone registration program, calling the benefits "questionable" and proposing an alternative. Eli Dourado, Director of Technology Policy Program of the Mercatus Center, which studies the impact of regulation on society, and Samuel Hammond, an MA Fellow at the … [Read more...] about Registration: Researchers Say Benefits are Questionable
Follow up: Taylor v FAA – Drone Attorneys Like Taylor’s Odds
In late December John Taylor, an insurance attorney from Silver Spring Maryland and a drone enthusiast who was less than enthusiastic about the FAA's registration program, took the FAA to court. Taylor is asking the courts to "void" the FAA's registration rule contending that the FAA cannot require registration according to the 2012 Modernization Act which prohibits the FAA … [Read more...] about Follow up: Taylor v FAA – Drone Attorneys Like Taylor’s Odds
To Be Clear – No Drones Allowed Within 30 MILES of Washington DC
If you live in suburban Washington DC, say Maryland or Virginia and you found a drone under your Christmas tree, you might need to make a bit of a trip to find a place to fly it. According to the FAA: The FAA is leading a public outreach campaign for the National Capital Region around Washington, D.C. to reinforce the message that the District of Columbia and cities and towns … [Read more...] about To Be Clear – No Drones Allowed Within 30 MILES of Washington DC
FAA Drone Registration Link Live (If You Know Where to Look)
While consumers have been wondering all day why the FAA drone registration link at faa.gov/uas/registration link wasn't working, a few insiders found the site and were able to register drones this morning. The website, which the FAA will presumably announce at some point today, was released by various Twitter users as registermyuas.faa.gov. The website is up and running and … [Read more...] about FAA Drone Registration Link Live (If You Know Where to Look)
