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Drones
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Police department drones vulnerable to hackers?
While there has been much debate over police department drones and individual privacy, now, a new concern has emerged: the threat of hackers. Recently, a security researcher, Nils Rodday, used…
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FAA committee report recommends operation of small drones over crowds
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Micro Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) released its “ARC Recommendations Final Report” this month after meeting in March to discuss recommendations for…
Long Island Land Use and Zoning
Justice Brennan’s “Miraculous Tool” Has Arrived: The Government Drone Zone
On February 26, 2016, we published our first Drone blog post: FROM PEEPING TOMS TO PEEPING DRONES: Help, Big Brother Government is Peeping in My Backyard. We advised that New York…
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Get your student pilot certificate and commercial drone operator certificate sooner rather than later
As of April 1 individuals seeking their student pilot certificate must wait until the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) background checks are completed before receiving the certification, whereas prior to the beginning…
PropertyProf Blog
Rule on Drone Zoning
Troy Rule (Arizona State) has posted Drone Zoning (North Carolina Law Review) on SSRN. Here's the abstract:The growing popularity of small civilian drones has generated a wide array of complex…
Aviation & Airport
Senate Version of Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Preempts Local Drone Regulations
By Barbara E. Lichman, Ph.D., J.D.
On March 17, 2016, the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee of the United States Senate approved amendments to the most recent funding legislation for the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”), the…
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McElroy Films secures FAA Section 333 exemption
Boston video production company, McElroy Films, LLC (McElroy Films), recently secured its Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Section 33 exemption, adding its name (and services) to the list of 22 other…
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FAA 2016 to 2036 Aerospace Forecast released
Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the “2016 to 2036 Aerospace Forecast” stating “there is optimism that the industry has been transformed from that of a boom-to-bust cycle…
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Sports industry, untapped area for drone use, sure to expand
Many industries are starting to explore a new area for drone operations – the sports industry. Slowly, but surely, the use of drones for live sports coverage is expanding. In…
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New drone bill proposed in Utah –police could potentially shoot drones out of the sky
The latest drone bill popped up in Utah this month which would allow police officers to shoot drones down out of the sky. This is an interesting proposal since there…