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.
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 that led ...
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...
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...
Deadly Drones? Why FAA Regulations Miss the Mark on Drone Safety Stanford Technology Law ReviewCalandrillo, SteveOh, JasonWebb, Ari
Drawing on lessons learned, the law opens the door for BVLOS regulations that: Establish operating rules.Operating rules are the key to expanding BVLOS operations. These rules will clarify how and where to conduct operations, eliminating the current need to request waivers and exemptions to Part 10...
While the approved regulations are a step in the right direction for the drone industry, we still have a long way to go, specifically when it comes to long-distance, or beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS), drones. Long-distance drones would bring greater efficiencies and cost-effective strat...
Registering drones that could pose safety risks "makes sense, but it should not become a prohibitive burden for recreational users who fly for fun and educational purposes and who have operated harmoniously within our communities for decades," Dave Mathewson, executive director of the Academy for ...
The FAA currently bans all commercial drone flights except for those by a small number of companies that have been granted waivers. Congress 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 pip...
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 ...