The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) wants to change the definition of drone accidents, or "unmanned aircraft accident" in order to encompass smaller commercial drones operating in higher risk environments. Currently, pilots flying under Part 107 are asked to report drone accidents to the FAA within 10 days if an accident meets the definition of 14 CFR 107.9, and … [Read more...] about The NTSB Wants to Change the Definition of Drone Accidents
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AMA Offers Expertise, Deplores “Media Sensationalism” Over Rogue Drone Incidents
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 Board. Recreational drone operators have taken a lot of negative publicity in recent weeks. An incident reported in Quebec city involved a drone and a passenger jet. A reported incident … [Read more...] about AMA Offers Expertise, Deplores “Media Sensationalism” Over Rogue Drone Incidents
Why Drone Enthusiasts All Over The U.S. Are Getting Arrested
from Huffington Post Last fall, a Brooklyn man was arrested after his drone struck two Manhattan skyscrapers and crashed 20 feet away from a pedestrian. In April, an Ohio man was arrested while filming the scene of a car crash because his drone blocked a medical helicopter from landing, police say. And on Monday, two men were arrested in New York City on charges of … [Read more...] about Why Drone Enthusiasts All Over The U.S. Are Getting Arrested
Federal Appeal May Define FAA Authority Over Drones
from USA Today The Federal Aviation Administration's ability to regulate flying drones is at stake in a case before an appeals board that typically investigates transportation accidents. The case began when the FAA fined Raphael Pirker $10,000 for flying a drone with a camera around the University of Virginia in 2011 to collect video of the campus for Lewis … [Read more...] about Federal Appeal May Define FAA Authority Over Drones
Official Reply Brief Filed in Response to FAA’s Appeal of Raphael Pirker Case
Brendan Schulman (inset) is making a name for himself in the drone community, but he may be getting a less flattering name at the FAA after suggesting that the Agency resorted to "an absurd post hoc interpretation of the definition of aircraft". On Tuesday, Schulman filed a Reply Brief addressing the FAA's recent appeal of the Raphael Pirker case. Earlier this spring, the … [Read more...] about Official Reply Brief Filed in Response to FAA’s Appeal of Raphael Pirker Case
