(Source: Washington Post) The Federal Aviation Administration proclaimed a new era in aviation in September when it granted permission to six Hollywood filmmakers to fly drones on movie sets, a decision that opened the door to commercial drone flights in the United States. “These companies are blazing a trail,” Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said at the time. “We … [Read more...] about FAA E-Mails Show Drone Approvals Bedeviled by Warnings, Conflict
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Making Commercial and Recreational Drones Safe
(Source: Washington Post) The potential for unmanned aircraft — also known as drones — to make life easier is tantalizing, eliciting images of tiny package-delivery devices zipping around town so UPS trucks wouldn’t have to. On the other hand, as The Post’s Craig Whitlock reported, the Federal Aviation Administration has received 25 reports of drones nearly striking manned … [Read more...] about Making Commercial and Recreational Drones Safe
Banning Drones Won’t Solve the Problem
(Source: Washington Post) The Federal Aviation Administration recently released a report detailing more than 190 safety incidents involving drones and commercial aircraft. In response, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has vowed to push legislation that would crack down on the commercial use of drones, also called Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). India’s Directorate … [Read more...] about Banning Drones Won’t Solve the Problem
The Insidious Effect of our Paranoid Drone Culture
(Source: Washington Post) If America doesn’t get over its collective drone paranoia, it could lose any chance of becoming a global innovation leader in an industry that some say could become an $80 billion business opportunity by 2025. The most obvious symptom of this drone paranoia is to interpret every new unexplained drone sighting as further proof that the U.S. … [Read more...] about The Insidious Effect of our Paranoid Drone Culture
An Introduction to Journo-Drones
(Source: Washington Post) Small unmanned aircraft systems, commonly known as drones, open up new possibilities for many industries, including journalism. We begin our exploration of the legal landscape of drones by looking at their uses for news gathering. Drones are looming on the horizon these days: lurking on the border, looking for missing children and delivering … [Read more...] about An Introduction to Journo-Drones
