News and Commentary. Since the story about the FAA's Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) over the Standing Rock Protests broke earlier this week with John Goglia's piece in Forbes Magazine and Peter Sach's Drone Law Journal article, the drone community has disagreed over how much responsibility the FAA has for the TFR's it issues. While the Forbes article queried whether … [Read more...] about The Latest From Standing Rock: FAA Refuses Media Drone Permission to Fly
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The TFR Over Standing Rock: What Law Enforcement Doesn’t Want You to See
News and Commentary. The FAA has issued a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) over the Dakota Access Pipeline Protest, prohibiting any aircraft other than law enforcement from flying over the site for a 4-nautical mile radius. Regardless of the claim that the TFR is for "safety," the effect of the TFR is to block any legitimate documentation of activities on either side: … [Read more...] about The TFR Over Standing Rock: What Law Enforcement Doesn’t Want You to See
FAA Feeds Trolls, Grants Section 333 Exemption to Paper Airplane
Peter Sachs is one of the FAA's harshest critics when it comes to drones. He has been quoted many times and written extensively on his website, dronelawjournal.com, about the unreasonable methods the FAA has for dealing with commercial drone operators. His latest criticism comes not as a blog post, but as a gaming of the FAA's own system. In a display of how misguided the … [Read more...] about FAA Feeds Trolls, Grants Section 333 Exemption to Paper Airplane
What Will Drone Regulations Look Like in 20 Years?
Just one year ago, the commercial drone community really had it out for the FAA. There didn't appear to be any progress being made as far as publishing drone regulations and the administration seemed to spend far more time than was necessary chasing innocuous pilots. The blanket ban on flying drones for monetary compensation was frustrating for many. Today, things are … [Read more...] about What Will Drone Regulations Look Like in 20 Years?
Drone Definition’s 8 Most Influential People in Drones
from dronedefinition.com The drone industry is on the rise. In a recent publication on the impact of UAVs in the U.S., the Association for Unmanned Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI) reports that within 3 years of commercial drones being integrated into the American airspace system, the up-and-coming industry will create more than 70,000 new jobs and total more than … [Read more...] about Drone Definition’s 8 Most Influential People in Drones
