President Trump issued an executive memorandum to the Department of Transportation telling them to implement the drone integration pilot program described in the memo. The idea is a state, local, or tribal government working with a non-government entity applies to the FAA to have an “innovation zone” designated in their area to develop and safely test […]
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On May 25, Senator Feinstein introduced into the U.S. Senate the bill below. It is labeled Senate Bill 1272. It has been referred to the Senate’s Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Track the current progress of the bill by clicking here. The bill modifies Section 336 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 […]
Explore More The Drone Innovation Act of 2017 was introduced by Representative Jason Lewis on June 16, 2017. It was referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. This bill is similar to Senator Feinstein’s Drone Federalism Act recently introduced in that it seeks to clarify this murky area of how states and local governments can […]
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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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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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