The FAA says that the assistance provided by UAV for hurricane response in Florida and Houston marks a “landmark in the evolution of drone usage.” “After the widespread dev... Read more
Outgoing FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and Intel‘s Brian Krzanich,the chair of the FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee, gave the keynote address to a packed house this morning at I... Read more
News release from the FAA By Thursday morning, August 31, 2017, the Federal Aviation Administration had issued 43 unmanned aircraft system authorizations to drone operators supporting the re... Read more
The FAA has frequently promised that regulations on drone flight beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) will be prioritized. Other countries – like France – have allowed BVLOS flig... Read more
A few days after restricting civilian drone flights over regions in southeastern Texas slammed by Hurricane Harvey, the FAA is now allowing limited flights pending specific authorization by... Read more
The Texas Military Department took to Twitter to tell civilian drone operators to stay out of the sky over Hurricane relief efforts. #ALERT: We are seeing civilian drones that pose EXTREME r... Read more
You would think some things go without saying but last night the FAA issued a series of statements via Twitter warning drone pilots to stay away from Hurricane Harvey and that there would be... Read more
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) has issued new guidelines for dealing with unauthorized drone flights over military installations. The new guidelines would allow drones to be... Read more
In an address to participants at AirVenture, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta emphasized the need for partnership to drive the aviation industry forward. Saying that his last trip to AirVent... Read more
CNN Aerial Imagery and Reporting (CNN AIR), the media giant’s drone division, is the first organization to get a Part 107 waiver for flight over people for “closed-set motion pic... Read more
The Unmanned Aircraft Safety Team (UAST) has announced it’s most recent activity: the formation of three risk-reduction working groups. The UAST is “an industry-government partne... Read more
The response to John Taylor’s FOIA request asking the FAA for records that indicate the recreational drone registration program was ever used to enforce regulations is the latest point... Read more
Drone pilots operating in compliance with section 336 of FAA Modernization and Reform Act are not required to register their aircraft. This section applies to aircraft used solely for recrea... Read more
AUVSI’s Brian Wynne Urges Government to Keep Up with Drone Innovation
In a recent commentary published in The Hill Brian Wynne, resident and CEO president and CEO of the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI*), urged the federal governm... Read more