Over the past six years, there has been growing support in Congress for stripping the Federal Aviation Administration of some of its authority over the lower levels of the national
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In Case You Missed Our Live Webinar – Everything You Need to Know About the New UAS Rules
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We would like to thank everyone who was able to join us for the live presentation of the latest Aviation Webinar Series, “Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft and Flight Over…
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Hot off the Press!!! FAA Issues New UAS Rules . . . Join our Webinar on Jan. 5
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The FAA has kept its word. As promised, the FAA has released the final versions of its rules for Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft, for Flight of UAS Over People,…
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COVID Relief. . . (at least some) . . . at Last!!
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The long awaited COVID-19 relief bill has finally arrived from Congress. Weighing in at an impressive 5,593 pages, it contains at least some of the assistance the aviation industry has…
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UAS Rules in a (Short) Holding Pattern
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Join Us For A Free Webinar to Analyze the New Rules
January 5, 2020 at 1:00 PM Eastern
Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? …
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UAS Certification . . . . The Rule-Making Process Progresses
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True integration of unmanned aircraft into the National Airspace System will only come when advanced designs finally receive type certification. The FAA has clearly been working on certification issues behind…
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GAO Weighs in on Drones
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Back in 2018, the Congress tasked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) with studying the role that state and local governments should play in the regulation of unmanned aircraft and…
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Drone Operators, Beware!
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In a long awaited move, the interagency working group responsible for coordinating drone defense policy has issued guidance to the public about what they can and cannot do to combat…
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Drones and Bilaterals: Switzerland First and then the World
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A growing number of nations have been successfully, but slowly, pushing both the technological and regulatory boundaries of advanced UAS operations. These national pilot programs have taken the first steps…
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Attention . . . Get your Waivers Renewed Here!!
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One of the great innovations of the Part 107 regulations for unmanned aircraft was the ability to obtain a waiver from many of its more restrictive requirements. The Part 107…
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