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Drones
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Ohio City Considering Anti-Drone Voyeurism Law
Recently, the Hamilton City Council in Ohio proposed a new local ordinance that would specifically prohibit the use of drones to commit voyeurism in response to complaints from a resident…
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Potential Consequences of the FAA’s Failure to Implement Section 2209
Section 2209 of the Federal Aviation Administration Extension, Safety, and Security Act (the Act) requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to establish defined boundaries protecting “critical infrastructure” from unauthorized drones.…
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FAA Selects Iris Automation for BVLOS ARC
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected Iris Automation to participate in the FAA’s Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC). Iris Automation is a safety avionics…
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FAA UAS Support Center: Faster Responses, More Streamlined Process
This week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced its Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Support Center Case Management System (CMS), designed to streamline how industry stakeholders’ questions are answered and provide…
Plane-ly Spoken
NTSB . . . Changing the Scope of UAS Investigations
Now that the UAS flight over people and remote ID rules are in effect, the pathways are opening up for more complex, and potentially dangerous, UAS operations. The FAA, however,…
Aviation & Airport
FAA Loosens Restrictions on Drone Flights Over People, Automobiles, and at Night
On April 21, 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) took the next step toward what it calls the “further integration of Unmanned Aircraft (UA) in the National Airspace System.” However,…
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Remote ID for Drones: Effective Now
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Remote ID rule for drones (Part 89) became effective on April 21, 2021. Part 89 will likely increase commercial drone operations while promoting safety and…
Plane-ly Spoken
At Long Last….New UAS Rules are Effective!!
The new unmanned aircraft rules regarding remote identification and flight over persons are finally in effect, as of April 21, 2021. The final versions of these rules were released by…
S&W Environmental, Natural Resources, Oil and Gas Law
NASA Flies First Drone Ever on Another Planet
By Chris Colyer
By Patrick J. Paul On April 19, 2021, America’s civil space program – the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) made history when its Mars Ingenuity helicopter made the first…
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Surveyors v. Drone Photographers: First Amendment Debate
A lawsuit filed in North Carolina claims that, under the First Amendment, surveyors cannot stop drone operators from selling photos taken from above and making maps. Typically, a landowner contacts…