Police handcuff, detain and ticket Part 107 Pilot under aircraft ordinance that does not apply

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[Detroit, MI]  In this episode of Drone Law Pro radio, autonomous attorney Enrico Schaefer interviews firefighter Jason Harrison about his encounter with police in Genessee County, MI. Follow the Drone Law Pro podcast here. Listen to show below. See video of the arrest below. See the video that he police accidentally captured of themselves by hitting ‘record’ on the drone.  …

Field Preemption: FAA Regulations Trump State & Local Drone Laws

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Can states and local authorities regulate drones?   In this episode of Drone Law Radio, Sarah Nillson and Enrico Schaefer discuss the FAA Fact Sheet on federal preemption, state and local drone laws, private property rights above the ground and other hot topics. The December 17, 2015 FAA Fact Sheet seeks to educate state and local lawmakers on the ‘field preemption’ …

DJI’s Brendan Schulman talks about fighting back state and municipal drone laws.

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States and municipalities are passing restrictive drone laws at a record pace.  The FAA argues that these local laws are preempted by the FAA’s exclusive regulatory authority over the national airspace.  A December 17, 2015 FACTSHEET issued by the FAA to state and municipal authorities essentially told states and municipalities to ‘back off.’ In this interview, drone attorney and DJI policy wonk …