Unmanned

At long last, Congress in February passed and the president signed into law multi-year legislation reauthorizing the FAA. The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 was several years in the making; the FAA had been operating under temporary funding since the mid-2000s. It’s set to expire in four years, though, so we’ll get to go through this process again in the near future. The new law includes a wide-ranging set of provisions. For example, it mandates new pilot certificates bearing a photograph of the holder.

Key Takeaways:

• The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 reauthorized the FAA after years of temporary funding, with the new legislation set to expire in four years.
• The law mandates the integration of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into national airspace, allowing small UAVs for law enforcement within 90 days and requiring a regulatory framework for larger, privately operated UAVs by September 30, 2015.
• The author expresses strong concerns regarding the safety implications of UAV integration, including potential accidents between manned aircraft and UAVs, privacy issues, and the FAA's capacity to effectively regulate the new airspace.

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