While images of the Super Bowl from the air might be cool, FAA is warning that South Florida will be a no drone zone on game day. The penalties are serious: up to $30,000 in civil fines and... Read more
In an article published by DJI today, the manufacturer’s VP of Policy and Legal Affairs, Brendan Schulman, has come out strongly against the FAA’s NPRM on Remote ID, calling it... Read more
This morning. at CES, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and the U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios discussed the current state of innovation, and recent U.S. Department o... Read more
The Case of the Mysterious Colorado Drones keeps getting murkier. Over Christmas, Colorado police reported at least 17 fixed-wing drones with a six-foot wingspan flying what appeared to be a... Read more
Drone delivery has been one of the biggest stories of 2019, with major firsts from the FAA and drone service providers. From becoming the first certified drone air carrier to medical drone... Read more
On Friday, the U.S. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) concluded their regulatory review and approved the FAA proposal on Remote ID for drones. The long-awaited rule will... Read more
Heads up drone pilots – as of January 13, the FAA is going to make major changes to the way that it handles testing. All applicants will now need to create a profile and get an FAA tr... Read more
The FAA is tapping a select squad of drone experts to weigh in on pilot testing and certification. The federal agency last week announced the selection of 12 corporations and groups to advis... Read more
The Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability has been a major success for the the FAA and the drone industry, representing new technology that dramatically improves the process... Read more
Two House Republicans have a real problem with the Department of Homeland Security’s plans for drone mitigation. This past week. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) and Rep. Mark Rogers (R-Ala.) sent a... Read more
This week the FAA is running a National Drone Safety Awareness campaign. As well as partnering with Know Before You Fly and the UAS Safety Team to reaffirm the rules of the skies, the aviati... Read more
In response to concerns about “malicious drone activity” the FAA has announced new airspace restrictions over 60 facilities – most of them federal prisons. Reports of atte... Read more
It’s a feel-good story for the drone industry and communities everywhere – a local photographer with a drone saved the life of a small boy lost at night in a cornfield with his d... Read more
The “Drone Integration and Zoning Act” proposed by Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) would strip the FAA of authority to manage airspace below 200 feet – and make the airspacce imm... Read more