Newport Beach wants to mount an educational campaign for people who fly drones. The remote-controlled, camera-equipped aircraft are popular for seeing the city’s coast with a bird’s-eye view. But privacy, noise and safety concerns about the buzzing, h...
Continue ReadingCNN has received a first-of-its-kind Part 107 waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly a small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) over people. This approval represents an industry milestone, as this new waiver for the first time will ena...
Continue ReadingA government advisory group has been holding confidential meetings to shape U.S. policy on drones, deliberating privately about who should regulate a burgeoning industry that will affect everything from package delivery to personal privacy. The federal gr...
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump has launched a program to expand testing of drones to include flights over people, nighttime operations and flights out of sight of the operator, the White House said. The pilot program aims to speed up the integration of unmanned a...
Continue ReadingSUBJECT: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the...
Continue ReadingDrone enthusiasts and professionals will now have to obtain a permit from the Port of Long Beach to take off and land in the harbor district. The new regulations require that the pilot must show proof of insurance, provide registration information and ta...
Continue ReadingOceanside agreed this week to set some rules for flying drones in public places, the result of recent incidents, including one that injured a beachgoer. “We just want to establish some protocols so we can be sure people are safe,” police Lt. Aaron Do...
Continue ReadingA new drone ordinance will go into effect soon which will allow the town of Orchard Park to enforce drone guidelines set by the Federal Aviation Administration. Town officials unanimously voted to rescind the current code Wednesday. Council member Michael...
Continue ReadingUAVUS has announced the appointment of Michael den Hartog, who will serve as the association’s Chief Flight Director. In this role, he will extend his technical expertise to UAVUS members and lead the organization’s consulting and seminar division th...
Continue ReadingThe government’s registration system for owners of civilian drones would be restored in a defense policy bill agreed to by House and Senate negotiators. The measure boosting aviation regulators’ ability to regulate the burgeoning world of small unma...
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