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 worries that stiff regulation would prove a barrier to innovation in the industry. While consumers and manufacturers debated the utility of the law or the details of implementation, another … [Read more...] about Can the FAA Impose Drone Registration?
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AUVSI Report Paints Optimistic, Cautious Picture for Drone Sector
A recent American industry report shows that commercial growth of UAVs is swelling from sea to shining sea but the buffeting winds of errant regulation still pose a muscular risk to this infant sector. According to a new study released in September by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) — the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to … [Read more...] about AUVSI Report Paints Optimistic, Cautious Picture for Drone Sector
FAA Official: Small Drone Rule to Be Released by End of Year
(source: nationaldefensemagazine.org) After years of waiting, a Federal Aviation Administration official said the agency was close to releasing a ruling that would give commercial entities greater access to fly small unmanned aerial system in the domestic airspace. The proposed ruling, which the agency has been working on over the past year, is currently being reviewed … [Read more...] about FAA Official: Small Drone Rule to Be Released by End of Year
DC Drone Hobbyists in Limbo Over Flying Locations
(Source: UPI) A small, four-propeller helicopter buzzes like a swarm of aggressive bees, hovering in place above its land-based operator, now making small high-pitched beeps indicating it's running low on juice in its flight through rural Virginia. Just north, the nation's capital has been a restricted flight zone since shortly after the 9/11 attacks, but that hasn't … [Read more...] about DC Drone Hobbyists in Limbo Over Flying Locations
FAA: We Plan To Meet Sept. 2015 UAV Integration Deadline
from precisionag.com When Jim Williams, manager of the FAA’s Office of Unmanned Aerial Systems Integration, spoke at the Delta AgTech Symposium at the Memphis, TN, Agricenter on Tuesday (July 8), UAS enthusiasts had their questions ready, reports website UASVision.com. Williams, a veteran of the aerospace industry and NASA who took over the Office of UAS Integration two … [Read more...] about FAA: We Plan To Meet Sept. 2015 UAV Integration Deadline
