As tens of thousands of recreational users of aerial drones register their devices with the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency expects to issue a final regulation "in late spring" for non-hobbyist drones, including those that construction firms use, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta says. ...
The FAA has announced that it will be requiring Remote ID on Part 107 licensed drones, which can most succinctly be described as a “digital license plate.” The agency says that Remote ID is necessary “to address aviation safety and security issues regarding Unmanned Aircraft (UA) operations ...
Homeland Security, and FAA’s interagency security partners have all expressed terror-related concerns regarding ID number placement. There is the risk that a concealed explosive device could be hidden inside battery compartments of drones which could be activated when the drone is opened to find the...
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...
(CAA). Disaster struck again in 1956, when a midair collision over theGrand Canyonkilled 128 passengers and crew members on a commercial aircraft. In 1958, in response to this incident and related concerns regarding aviation safety, theDwight D. Eisenhoweradministration replaced the CAA with the...
Geraghty ruled in March that existing policy regarding the commercial use of drones, “cannot be considered as establishing a rule or enforceable regulation.” The FAA has appealed the ruling before the full National Transportation Safety Board, which has the effect of staying the decisi...
But as it stands right right now, the privacy policy reads fairly broadly, with only four major points, including such common sense regulations as that the test sites must "operate in accordance with federal, state and other laws regarding the protection of an individual's right to privacy...
The FAA is proceeding cautiously with regulations for the commercial use of drones and is reluctant to relax the rules until it’s seriously considered all the safety implications. While it would obviously be in the interest of the U.S. economy to keep drone development inside the country wit...
Education planning. We’re not sure if the NPRM is the right place for this, but it would be reassuring to see a comprehensive plan from the FAA regarding how it will educate recreational drone pilots regarding Remote ID that covers not just how to do it, but why it’s important. If ...
FAR 121, Subpart U Regulations 121.619a: Alternates: “Marginal” By Eric Morris | Published: May 29, 2020 Regarding the filing requirement of a 2nd (or additional) alternate airport for the destination, what constitutes ‘marginal weather conditions?’ So, we’ve posed this question in the...