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
reports grow to nearly 200 per month. While most reported incidents are minor, these large numbers show that some drone users are ignoring the rules.
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 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...
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 FAA’s adjusted rules signal the agency could be open to expanding aerial drone deliveries, whether that means companies ferrying takeout lunches, life-saving medicine, or the latest gadget. Businesses looking to integrate drones into consumers’ daily lives will find location awareness critical...
The drone registration program was first launched in 2015 which called for commercial and recreational drone pilots to have registration ID numbers placed inside the battery compartments of their aircraft. The did not need to be visible from the outside of the aircraft, now it’s a must. ...
Most of the memorandum is actually aimed at FAA accountability and transparency. The main notable thing is that the memorandum requires that the FAA review their drone usage rules a minimum of every three years to ensure that the laws stay current with the pace of technology and innovation. ...
Some influential allies in Congress have already begun questioning the proposed rules. U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer said last week the FAA's "line of sight" rule appears to be a "concerning limitation on commercial usage, and this proposed rule should be modified." Regulators may be diffi...
Anyone operating a drone for a private company will need to pass an "aeronautical knowledge" test and obtain a FAA certification that will be renewed every two years. Like R-rated films, you must be 17 or older to enjoy. But the requirements will be far less arduous than obtaining a pilo...