Drone attorney Jonathan Rupprecht has found and analyzed some statistics from the first 2 weeks of the new Part 107 test - and the results are stunning. Over 5,000 drone operators took the part 107 test in the first 15 days; compared with just over 9,000 manned aircraft tests in the entire year of 2015. In the infographic below, Rupprecht crunches the numbers on the test; … [Read more...] about Part 107 – Over 12,000 Applications in the First 2 Weeks
Federal Drone Laws
FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee Met for the First Time – Here’s What Happened
The FAA's new Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) met last Friday for it's inaugural meeting in Washington, DC. The committee's purpose is to provide recommendations to the Federal Aviation Administration about fully integrating drones into the NAS. The committee's membership was announced last week; it includes representatives from government, airport management, the drone … [Read more...] about FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee Met for the First Time – Here’s What Happened
How to Pass the Part 107 Test, Part 2: Study Guides and Resources [List with links]
Part 2 of a series - see How to Pass the Part 107 Test, Part 1. The FAA reports that 88% of participants taking the Part 107 Test on Monday passed it - but reports from the field say that the test was harder than most people expected. In fact, Kim Wheeler, the successful candidate we interviewed in Part 1 of this series said that few of the questions on the sample test … [Read more...] about How to Pass the Part 107 Test, Part 2: Study Guides and Resources [List with links]
The Lawsuit Over Drone Registration: Taylor vs. Huerta & FAA
For the drone industry, anxiously awaiting the release of Part 107 long promised for a "late spring" timeframe, the furor over the FAA's drone registration program seems years ago. But for John Taylor, the Baltimore man who filed suit against the FAA and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta challenging drone registration, the battle continues. Taylor has filed his brief, and … [Read more...] about The Lawsuit Over Drone Registration: Taylor vs. Huerta & FAA
What is “Part 107”?
At DRONELIFE, we field a lot of questions from readers who are interested in Part 107 and current federal drone regulations. While some readers are just fascinated hobbyists or political junkies, others are anxiously waiting to open their doors as a drone business legally. If the terms "Part 107" "Small UAS Rule" or even "FAA Reauthorization" have you confused, you're not … [Read more...] about What is “Part 107”?
