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Reichert v. FAA-(Drone Registration Class Action Lawsuit)

The FAA created a set of registration regulations, contrary to law, which resulted in a lawsuit from John Taylor. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the law as being illegal. Now the FAA is getting sued in a class action lawsuit. The complaint is asking the court to (1) refund the illegal $5 […]

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Robert Taylor v. FAA- 2nd Drone Registration Class Action Lawsuit

This is NOT John Taylor who was instrumental in having the drone registration regulations vacated in the Taylor v. Huerta case. This is Robert Taylor who is John Taylor’s brother.  Just to mention, I’m NOT involved in this case. This is a class action lawsuit (of at least 836,796 members) against the FAA. Count I […]

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Safeguarding America’s Skies Act of 2018 (H.R.5366)

Brief Summary of the Safeguarding America’s Skies Act: Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) introduced the Safeguarding America’s Skies Act on 3/21/2018. Congresswoman Hartzler explained in a press release, “Title 18 also prevents federal agencies from using tailored jamming or protocol manipulation to interdict drones because it is considered intruding on a ‘protected computer.’ The National Defense Authorization […]

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EPIC v. FAA, Drone Advisory Committee RTCA, & more.

Brief Summary of the Lawsuit: April 2018, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) sued: Federal Aviation Aministration Drone Advisory Committee RTCA Department of Transportation in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia with counts alleging: Violation of the FACA: Failure to Open Meetings to the Public Violation of the APA: Agency Action […]

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Don’t Drink and Drone – FAA Regulations on Drones & Alcohol

I thought I should write an article to educate individuals on one of the lesser-known regulations regarding flying drones and drinking. This article will address first the commercial drone operators and then the recreational drone or model aircraft operators. The FAA is really focused on preventing people from droning under the influence of either alcohol […]

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