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 immediately over people's homes private property. From the perspective of the commercial drone industry, it's potentially disastrous: leading directly to the "patchwork quilt" of state laws that former FAA … [Read more...] about Former House Aviation Chair Trashes “Drone Integration and Zoning Act”
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Today’s Congressional Hearing on UAS: Shuster and LoBiondo Opening Statements
The U.S. House of Representatives Aviation Subcomittee held a hearing focusing on drones. The "Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Emerging Uses in a Changing National Airspace" hearing was opened by statements from Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure - author of the AIRR Act version of the FAA Reauthorization package - andChairman Frank … [Read more...] about Today’s Congressional Hearing on UAS: Shuster and LoBiondo Opening Statements
FAA Reauthorization: 8 Points Drone Users Should Know
The 2016 FAA Reauthorization Act has been introduced to the House by Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., and Rep. Frank LoBiondo, R-N.J. H.R.4441, the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act, includes guidance about drone regulation: outlined below are 8 points that drone operators should know about the proposed legislation. Rep. Shuster, chairman of the House … [Read more...] about FAA Reauthorization: 8 Points Drone Users Should Know
