In 2023, you won’t be able to fly most drones in the US without broadcasting your location. The F.A.A. (Federal Aviation Administration) has just issued a major change to the US Drone law. Starting in 2023, drones may be required to broadcast their drone location ID...
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FAA Exemptions for Commercial Drones
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has increased its allowance of Section 333 Petition exemptions for the commercial use of unmanned air vehicles (UAV) and drones. This does not include recreational or hobby flying. Those have their own rules. See...
Drone Case Settles: Pirker v FAA
Drone Case Settles This is a still from the video for which Pirker was fined. The full video is available in the link below. This case has finally been settled. In 2011 Raphael Pirker had been fined $10,000 by the FAA for using a Zephyr drone to capture aerial shots...
FAA Approves Drone Use For Real Estate Company
Douglas Trudeau, a realtor in Tucson, Arizona is the first real estate agent who can legally use a drone for real estate photography. He works for Tierra Antigua Realty. Looking through real estate listings on MLS or Zillow, reveals many home photos that could only...
NTSB says Drone Flights Subject to FAA Regulations
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is responsible for investigating civil transportation accidents. This includes aviation accidents and incidents, some highway crashes, ship and marine accidents, pipeline incidents and railroad accidents. They also make...
FAA Grants Permission for Drone Search of Missing Woman
The FAA issued an emergency Certificate of Authorization (COA) to use a drone to search for a missing 23-year-old woman who was last seen in the Plano, Texas area. The request was made by the Plano Police Department. The search will be conducted by Texas EquuSearch, a...
Fed Lawsuits Contest FAA Drone Regulation
A group consisting of commercial drone operators, hobbyists, and several research universities have joined in lawsuits against the FAA's rules about unmanned aerial vehicles. The lawsuits were filed on behalf of the Academy of Model Aeronautics which represents...
Police Vs FAA Over Drone Use
The Police Department of San Jose California believes it does not need FAA authorization in order to fly a drone such as the DJI Phantom Aerial UAV Drone Quadcopter for GoPro. The Federal Aviation Administration disagrees. The SJPD purchased a Century Neo 660...
Judge Dismisses FAA Fine Against Small Drone User
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed the Federal Aviation Administration's only fine against a commercial drone user on the grounds that the small drone was no different than a model aircraft, a decision that appears to undermine the agency's power to keep...
FAA Clarifies Drone Flying Issues
As a Connecticut photojournalist moves forward with legal action against a police department after being suspended for flying a camera-equipped aerial drone, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is publishing information on its website to clarify rules and...
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