By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill A drone pilot has sued the FAA, claiming that an FAA temporary flight restriction (TFR) that restricts UAS operations above and near federal law enforcement operations is overbroad and violates the First Amendment rights of reporters covering government-sanctioned activity. Attorneys with The Reporters Committee for the Freedom … [Read more...] about Photojournalist Challenges FAA Temporary Flight Restriction as First Amendment Violation
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News Media Coalition Letter Challenges FAA’s Expansive NOTAM
By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill A coalition of news media associations has sent a letter to the FAA, raising questions about the agency’s recent issuance of a controversial Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM), which imposes sweeping restrictions to the operation of UAVs above or near federal agents and their vehicles. In the letter, addressed to FAA’s Chief Counsel … [Read more...] about News Media Coalition Letter Challenges FAA’s Expansive NOTAM
FAA Declares Airspace Over Army-Navy Game as No-Drone Zone
By Dronelife Features Editor Jim Magill The (FAA) has declared the airspace above M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, where the annual traditional game pitting the Army and Navy football team against each other will kick off on Saturday, as a no-drone zone. A temporary flight restriction (TFR) will be in place in the skies above the stadium from 9 a.m.to 9 p.m. … [Read more...] about FAA Declares Airspace Over Army-Navy Game as No-Drone Zone
FAA’s Expansive Chicago Drone Ban Raises Questions Over Security and Civil Liberties
FAA issues expansive Chicago TFR to protect federal officers By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill The FAA has established an unusually extensive and prolonged temporary flight restriction (TFR) for drones operating over downtown Chicago, at a time when federal law enforcement agents are ramping up immigration raids throughout the city. Citing “special security reasons” … [Read more...] about FAA’s Expansive Chicago Drone Ban Raises Questions Over Security and Civil Liberties
