There’s been a lot of surprise, and speculation, regarding the recent FAA’s announcement that it was going to form a task force to look into recreational drone registration. Essentially, the FAA appears to be positioning a new rule/regulation which will force recreational and hobbyist drone operators to register their drones with the FAA. With over 1 million new drones expected to be …
Do you ever wonder what Washington DC regulators are thinking about for the next round of drone regulations? U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chairman Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development leads the charge at this Senate Committee on Appropriations hearing on “Integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technology into the National Airspace System” October 28, 2015 Check out the hearing here. The subcommittee will …
NOTICE to Air Traffic Organizations (i.e. Control Towers and Airport Facility Operators): U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION N JO 7210.889 FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Air Traffic Organization Policy Effective Date: October 27, 2015 Cancellation Date: October 26, 2016 SUBJ: Unmanned Aircraft Operations in the National Airspace System (NAS). The FAA is working hard to educate everyone concerning safe at lawful use of drones in …
PodcastDetroit and M2TechCast are all about cool TECH. And today, PodcastDetroit and M2 interview one of the top drone and UAV attorneys around, Enrico Schaefer. Enrico is the founding attorney at Traverse Legal and www.dronelaw.pro, where he shares information and expertise about FAA drone regulations, Section 333 exemption petitions and FAA enforcement of unlawful drone flights and much more. Listen, learn and …
SkyPan Responds to FAA $1.9 Million Dollar Civil Penalty Letter on its website. SkyPan’s public relations statements is pretty cryptic. However, it appears that SkyPan’s legal arguments will include an argument that the FAA lacks authority to regulate sUAS below the navigable airspace. Can the FAA Regulate drones below 500 feet? We previous posted about the SkyPan FAA enforcement / civil …
SkyPan Responds to FAA $1.9 Million Dollar Civil Penalty Letter on its website. SkyPan’s public relations statements are pretty cryptic. However, it appears that SkyPan’s legal arguments will include an argument that the FAA lacks authority to regulate sUAS (or most aircraft below 500 feet. Can the FAA Regulate drones below 500 feet? We previous posted about the SkyPan FAA enforcement …
A civil penalty action is initiated when the FAA serves the notice of a proposed civil penalty on you which contains the relevant facts pursuant to the FAA’s investigation of the matter, the regulations at issue alleged to have been violated, and finally the proposed civil penalty for the violation of those regulations.
Wondering about the future of commercial drones? In this interview with Keith Kaplan, the CEO of the Tesla Foundation, we talk about the upcoming International Drone Expo in Los Angeles, California December 11-12 at the LA Convention Center. If you are launching a FAA section 333 commercial drone business, an end-user of drone services, a sUAS software or hardware developer, a …
Wondering how the FAA Civil Penalty Letter and recommended $1.9 million dollar fine affects your Section 333 business? We break it down for you in this Part 1 video “Anatomy of a FAA Enforcement Action For Illegal Drone Use.” Did SkyPan International thumb it’s nose at the FAA and commercial drone regulations? Who is SkyPan International? Why was SkyPan a …
In an action which will no doubt stir a lot of controversy and commentary with in the commercial drone space,the FAA did something dramatic today. The FAA issued a press release announcing a $1.9 million dollar fine against a commercial drone operator who conducted numerous flights without a section 333 exemption, the required civil COAs or other authorization from the FAA.