Lawsuits Challenge FAA Drone Ban

Stephen Pope

Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at 07:59 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Several groups, including research universities, commercial drone operators, and model aircraft hobbyists, have filed federal lawsuits against the FAA.
The lawsuits challenge a June FAA directive that sought to clarify model aircraft regulations, arguing that the policy unfairly hinders their activities.
The plaintiffs, including the Academy of Model Aeronautics and the Council on Governmental Relations, are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to review the directive's validity.

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Several groups comprised of research universities, commercial drone operators and model aircraft hobbyists have filed federal lawsuits challenging the FAA over its rules relating to unmanned aerial vehicles.

Three lawsuits filed on Friday ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to review the validity of a June directive issued by the FAA, which the agency says is an attempt to clarify current model aircraft regulations.