For years, the drone industry has been weighed down by a minority of irresponsible pilots flying where and when they shouldn't: disrupting firefighting efforts, getting way too close to manned aircraft, and even delivering contraband into prisons. If reports from Maine are to be believed, it seems we can add another negative application to the list: stalking. News Center … [Read more...] about Untangling Maine’s Drone Stalking Mystery
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Maine Legislators to Hear Bills Controlling Drone Use
(Source: pressherald.com) A pair of bills to try to control drone aircraft in Maine’s skies will go before a legislative committee this week. One of the measures is largely a repeat of a bill vetoed by Gov. Paul LePage two years ago. Like that bill, the measure would ban law enforcement agencies from buying drones without local government approval and also ban the use … [Read more...] about Maine Legislators to Hear Bills Controlling Drone Use
Why Did the FAA Ask a Drone Pilot to Delete His Website?
(Source: motherboard.vice.com) Right now, flying a drone commercially in the US still falls into a bit of a legal grey area. One thing that is absolutely legal, however, is operating a website. So why did the Federal Aviation Administration recently ask that a drone pilot take his down? A new FAA rules interpretation issued last fall probably gives the agency wide … [Read more...] about Why Did the FAA Ask a Drone Pilot to Delete His Website?
