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...
Regulation Right now the FAA allows non-commercial drones to be flown under 400 feet, as they are trying to establish regulations. Drones are just another case of technology advancing faster than the lawmakers. Recent news stories involving drones are of a drone landing on The White House lawn ...
There will be a 60-day window for the public to comment on the proposed regulation. The FAA is supposed to have regulations for drones in place by September 2015, though the agency isnot expected to meet that deadline. It may takemore than a year before final rules are in ...
has been leaning on the FAA to move faster on regulations that would allow a wide variety of companies to employ drones for everything from monitoring pipelines to delivering pizzas. Under a law passed in 2012, the FAA was to issue final regulations by September 2015, but that appears ...
Pilots who wish to fly their drones at night must complete either the updated initial test or the updated recurrent online training prior to flying. Additionally, in order to qualify for nighttime flights, the drone must come equipped with anti-collision lights that can be seen for for three ...
even more comprehensive set of laws that would allow for the full integration of manned and unmanned aircraft in controlled airspace. We may still be a few years away from full integration but the steady pace of changes and relaxation of certain regulations in the USA is a positive development...
dronesunmanned aerial vehiclesUAVsremotely controlled aircraftFederal Aviation AdministrationFAAadministrative regulationaviationmodel aircraftgeofencingA rapidly growing commercial drone industry has prompted the introduction of numerous regulations governing American airspace. Congress has tasked the Federal ACa...
Equipping drones with Remote ID technology builds on previous steps taken by the FAA and the drone industry to integrate operations safely into the national airspace system. Part 107 of the federal aviation regulations currently prohibits covered drone operations over people and at night unless the ...
Know how serious you are: If you have experience flying model planes, you can follow the same regulations used for them to stay legal — an alternative the FAA actually suggests. If you want to dive deeper into drones as a hobby, then plan on getting a remote pilot certificate under the...