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A beta testing phase of the FAA’s Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) is being incrementally implemented across the United States. The testing phase has begun in the south central region of the country and, once completed in mid-September, the LAANC will cover nearly 300 air traffic control facilities and about 500 airports. A […]

Under the FAA’s Part 107 rule, operators of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) are required to obtain approval to enter airspace controlled by an air traffic control facility. Airspace authorization is based on data from UAS Facility Maps, which generally allow for operations below 400 feet, and currently involves a 19-step manual application process, which […]

Lots of aviation folks are Twitter geeks simply for the news value. Chicago-area pilot and CFI Rod Rakic added a unique explanation. “Twitter is like the common traffic advisory frequency. Transmit in the blind and you might connect with someone who finds value in your message.” For Rakic, co-founder of Open Airplane (@openairplane), an unusual […]

The FAA, as ordered by President Donald Trump, will begin charging hobbyist drone operators $5 each to register themselves with the federal government — just in time for Christmas. Congress submitted the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 bill, however, the subsection Restoration of Rules for Registration and Marking of Unmanned Aircraft is […]

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo sent three of the Department of Environmental Conservation’s drones and two operators to Puerto Rico to assist the New York Power Authority in restoring the island’s grid and carrying out other emergency response missions. Training at the FAA’s UAS test site at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, 14 DEC pilots […]

A federal judge in Massachusetts issued the first ruling in the U.S. addressing the right of states and municipalities to regulate drone use. The landmark decision ruled that the city of Newton, MA, did not have the authority to impose a ban on unmanned aircraft flights below 400 feet, prohibit flights over private and public […]

Drones can be used for a variety of search and rescue operations, but anyone who puts a drone in the air during a natural disaster has to be 100 percent sure they can do so safely. Drones can have a much more negative impact during and immediately following a severe storm if they are flown […]

No, there will not be 1 billion drones flying around the world in 2030. The concept of a drone, as defined by futurist Thomas Frey, means there will be 1 billion unmanned vehicles flying, rolling, swimming and more. Frey touched on the impact drones could have in the future while speaking at the World of […]

People were warned not to fly their aerial photography platforms leading up to Hurricane Harvey. The FAA knew that onlookers by drone would be a hazardous problem for the incoming hurricane and post hurricane relief efforts. The FAA’s official statement: “The FAA warns unauthorized drone operators that they may be subject to significant fines if […]

Between hobbyist racing and freestyling custom quadcopters, everyday-consumers buying anything available from Walmart or Amazon, and professional UAS operators flying $10,000 rigs for paid jobs, there are more drones filling airspace than ever before, and the numbers are only going to increase. While most drone operators follow the rules, not everyone does, a fact that […]