The FAA has proposed to fine a drone pilot for $182,000. The story has been going around the internet recently. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) was gracious enough to allow me to obtain a copy of the proposed penalty letter which went much more into detail as to the alleged violations they are citing him […]
Explore MoreThe copy of the criminal complaint is located here. On Wednesday, a federal complaint was filed in the Central Federal District Court of California charging Andrew Hernandez with unsafe operation of an unmanned aircraft. It alleges that around 12:35 a.m. a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter arrived in response to a request for air support […]
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This never became law. There is another FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 that DID become law which is located here. Brief Summary of the Proposed FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018: Representative Shuster introduced on 4/13/2018 the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 which plans to fund the FAA out until 2023. This is a very large […]
Explore More There have been other FAA Reauthorization Acts of 2018 introduced but this was the one actually passed. It has multiple provisions that are all smooshed together. We have general aviation, drones, counter drone, research, etc. There are ALOT of things in this act. This article will only be showing those relating specifically to unmanned aircraft. […]
Explore More I’m going to break the Drone Legislation Directory up into two sections: passed drone legislation and proposed drone legislation. I’m using the term very loosely to apply to laws that affect hobby/civilian drones in some way. For example, the National Defense Authorization Act of 2017 is primarily military focused but made it legal for the […]
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