FAA Drone Rules: Does Proposal Strike Right Balance on Safety, Innovation?Drone aircraft clearly have valuable uses in fields as differentas engineering and law...Trumbull, Mark
Municipal, state, and federal regulations have a significant impact not only how and where drones can be used but on how the drone industry evolves.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday issued itsfirst formal rulesfor commercial drone use, making it easier to deploy drones for uses such asutility inspectionsor agriculture. Previously, drone operations requiredspecial FAA permission. The regulations, however, include limitations -- suc...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) haspublishedfinal rules forPart 107 drone operations(drones used for commercial work). The rules specify the need for Remote ID and also loosen the rules around flying over people at night. The FAA has announced that...
If you’re outside, the rules apply: You can do whatever you want with those tiny drones that fly around inside your house. But if you take a drone outside, all the rules apply, even if it’s just on your own property. Pilots must be at least 16 years old: No exceptions. We kn...
"The FAA needs the ability to set clear rules for when and where consumers can fly drones, require manufacturers to install basic technological safeguards and ensure consumers receive safety information," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, who has introduced a bill to regulate drone use. ...
Last week the Federal Aviation Administration published itsfor the oversight of drone usage within the United States. Many will and have argued that these rules are too restrictive for companies such as Amazon or Google to truly take advantage of the technology. The basic parameters of the guideli...
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday released new drone regulations that will allow limited commercial, research, and rescue flights, among other purposes. The rules come into effectin late August, and will permit flights for things like agriculture, research and development, ...
“The new rules make way for the further integration of drones into our airspace by addressing safety and security concerns,” said FAA Administrator Steve Dickson. “They get us closer to the day when we will more routinely see drone operations such as the delivery of packages.” ...
district court in Connecticut, a federal judge ruled against drone pilot Austin Haughwot and his father Bret in this matter. The Haughwots’ attorney argued that the Federal Aviation Administration has no authority to regulate drones, according to Ars Technica. The ruling now can be used as ...