Topic
Drones
535 published works
Global Media and Communications Watch
New EASA Consultation: Are Drone Pilots Heading for a Period of Regulatory Turbulence?
On 12 May 2017 the European Aviation Safety Agency (“EASA“) opened a consultation into sweeping new regulations on the operation of unmanned aircraft systems (“UAS” or drones) in European airspace. Individuals…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Filmmaker Arrested for Flying Drone over the NFL Draft
A 27-year old resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jonathan Kolleh, was arrested and spent 14 hours in a holding cell last week for flying his drone in the vicinity of the…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
How a Drone Could Save a Life at an Industrial Jobsite
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 4,836 workers were killed on the job in 2015—that means, if you break it down, that more than 90 workers lost…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
FAA Releases Airport Facility Maps for Safer Drone Operations
As we discussed in our previous post, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published over 200 airport facility maps last week to aid drone operators in safer operation and streamline the…
Construction Law Zone
Rules of the Drone. The New FAA Drone Rules For Your Construction Site
By Keane Aures
About ten years ago, I visited a college friend in Simi Valley, California. He graduated Purdue with an Aeronautical Engineering degree and had left Indiana to work for a company…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
FAA to Release New UAS Airspace Maps
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to release a set of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) facility maps on April 27, 2017. These maps will help drone operators improve their Part…
Global Media and Communications Watch
Sky full of drones – Germany opens up for new drone opportunities as it introduces its new UAS Regulation
By Falk Schoening, Christian Ritz, LL.M. (USYD), Matt Clark
Germany has introduced a new “Regulation for the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems” (“Drone-Regulation“). On 7 April 2017, the new Drone-Regulation entered into force adapting national legislation to the risk-based…
Droning On
Sky full of drones – Germany opens up for new drone opportunities as it introduces its new UAS Regulation
By Christian Ritz, LL.M. (USYD)
Germany has introduced a new "Regulation for the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems" ("Drone-Regulation"). On 7 April 2017, the new Drone-Regulation entered into force adapting national legislation to the risk-based…
New Jersey Law Blog
Does Your Community Association Need a Drone Policy?
As drone technology advances and the number of drones in the air increases, managers and board members in community associations are asking about drone policies. If drones are being used…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Sense-and-Avoid Software Tests Successfully in Recent Drone Flights
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Northrop Grumman, and Aviation & Communication & Surveillance Systems (ACSS) recently announced a series of successful drone flights testing sense-and-avoid systems. One of the key…