The drama over drones at the Standing Rock Pipeline Protest continues. Two protestors have been charged with drone related crimes. North Dakota officials say that these may be the first drone related criminal cases on record in the state. Myron C. Dewey, drone operator, journalist, and owner of Digital Smoke Signals, has been filming via drone at Standing Rock for several … [Read more...] about More Drama in the Skies Over Standing Rock
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The Standing Rock TFR – Cancelled.
The FAA's Temporary Flight Restriction over the Standing Rock Pipeline Protests in North Dakota has been cancelled. Originally intended to be in effect from December 2 to December 16, the FAA has removed the restrictions. (See FAA published TFR list here.) Attorney Peter Sachs, publisher of Drone Law Journal, called the FAA and confirmed that the TFR had been … [Read more...] about The Standing Rock TFR – Cancelled.
Breaking News Update: FAA Reverses Position on Media Drone Over Standing Rock
As DRONELIFE wrote earlier today, the FAA - via the Morton County Sheriff's Office - had earlier refused to grant permission to a drone operator to fly over the DAPL protests at Standing Rock for the purposes of media reporting. But it would seem that the FAA has had a change of policy in the matter. John Goglia reports in Forbes Magazine tonight that the FAA has granted … [Read more...] about Breaking News Update: FAA Reverses Position on Media Drone Over Standing Rock
The Latest From Standing Rock: FAA Refuses Media Drone Permission to Fly
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
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
