by Richard Edmund Kele Stanley, an Ohio man, is facing felony charges after flying his remote-controlled drone over an accident scene on April 12, 2014 in Moorefield Township, Ohio. The Columbus Dispatch reports that Kele Stanley is charged with misconduct at an...
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...
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...
Click to See Video from The New York Times Quadcopters, also called drones, have been working in the high-end real estate industry for several years ever since ready-to-fly models have become so popular and affordable. Halstead Property is a real estate company...
FAA takes first legal action against model airplane pilot. Raphael Pirker was fined $10,000 for illegally operating a drone for commercial purposes and flying it “in a careless or reckless manner so as to endanger the life or property of another.” Pirker is fighting...
I've written a lot about quadcopters, most notably Quadcopters, Cameras, and the Law. A couple days ago some fool didn't obey the law, common sense or common decency. Monday evening a quadcopter took off from a high-rise terrace in mid-town Manhattan during evening...
Quadcopters, multicopters and other remotely controlled model aircraft aircraft have long been enjoyed by videographers who envision capturing stunning aerial video. Since the military has devised the highly effective drones for use in the war, these more innocent...
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