Here at DRONELIFE we’ve had a major advantage in making sense of NASA’s unmanned traffic management (UTM) testing and what it means for drone operators everywhere: we’ve go... 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
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
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
In this episode of CommercialDrones.FM, Ian Smith interviews Major General Marke “Hoot” Gibson on drone integration. Gibson was Senior Advisor, UAS Integration at the FAA and is now the fir... Read more
News and Commentary. The FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) met again yesterday, and once again Task Group 1 has garnered negative press in the Washington Post. But if you aren... Read more
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will launch the UAS Integration Pilot Program at an event held in Washington D.C. tomorrow – but the Federal Register Notice about the progr... Read more
President Trump signed a directive today to launch the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) says in a statement that the pr... Read more
A group of drone industry leaders including advocacy groups like AUVSI, the AMA, and the Small UAV Coalition, along with a long list of companies including industry giants Intel, Verizon, U... Read more
This interview is part of a larger piece developed by expert Joe Tally and published on Fire Cam’s website – visit Fire Cam for more information on drone programs and equipment f... Read more
The FAA has made a list of national monuments and historic sites off limits to drones within 400 feet of the lateral boundaries, citing concerns by the Department of the Interior (DOI.) The... Read more
Criminal charges against Myron Dewey, the drone operator who documented the Dakota Access Pipeline protests at Standing Rock last year, have been dismissed. Dewey faced stalking charges brou... Read more
The FAA has announced that the first meeting of the UAS Identification and Tracking Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) “advanced key policies of concern to the FAA, industry and law... Read more
The Changing of the Guard: Thank you, Michael Huerta
News and Commentary. Michael Huerta’s 7 years with the FAA ended this Saturday at midnight. Yesterday, Dan Elwell, the FAA’s Deputy Administrator, was named Acting Administrato... Read more