The release of new regulations yesterday has led to many questions about the FAA’s Part 107 training plan for commercial drone operators, many of whom already have a pilot’s lice... Read more
Wonder how Part 107 might make it easier than the current system of 333 Exemptions to get your commercial drone authorization? DRONELIFE has created an infographic to highlight the basics.... Read more
A Brussels-based UAV firm is coming to America (minus the amusing, 1980s, Eddie Murphy plot device). EagleEye Systems announced this week the approval of a Section 333 exemption by the FAA.... Read more
Even a child can fly a camera drone for fun, with only the $5 registration to make it official. Use that exact same drone – or an even smaller one – to take a picture for your r... Read more
Immediate reactions to the FAA’s drone registration program, announced Monday, varied from concerns that the program did not go far enough to ensure the safety of passenger aircraft to... Read more
On Tuesday, the FAA announced the proposal of a $1.9 million fine against SkyPan International for allegedly unauthorized drone flights dating back several years. The FAA claims SkyPan Inter... Read more
A recent American industry report shows that commercial growth of UAVs is swelling from sea to shining sea but the buffeting winds of errant regulation still pose a muscular risk to this inf... Read more
Sponsored by DroneLaw.Pro — As it currently stands, getting a Section 333 exemption from the FAA is the only legitimate way to make money flying a drone. While the number of exemptions the... Read more
This past weekend, I sat on a panel at the Massachusetts Production Coalition Expo in Boston. My fellow panelists and I fielded a lot of great questions that were (unsurprisingly) mostly cen... Read more
The legal skies above the American landscape can get murky quickly. With state and federal legal changes always up in the air, commercial drone operators have to make careful choices when it... Read more
An FAA that could have previously been described as moving at a glacial pace on approving commercial drone operations has taken a much different tact in 2015. When this year began only about... Read more
Even though the FAA has streamlined the process of approving drones for commercial use, obtaining a Section 333 exemption requires detailed knowledge of the regulatory steps necessary. Such... Read more
Now that the FAA’s has adopted a fast-track process for approving some UAVs for commercial use, the number of firms obtaining waivers under Section 333 is nudging towards 300. Amid the reams... Read more
1 Year Ago Today: FAA Announced Drone Regulations
Commentary — The FAA has had quite a year: they sued a drone photography company for almost $2 million for breaking the rules; pushed a hobby drone registration program through in reco... Read more