It is properly called the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016. (“FESSA”)[1] but it has been colloquially called the “2016 FAA Reauthorization.” This Act needed to be passed because the current funding liabilities of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (“FMRA”) expire July 15, 2016, but the FESSA will extend funding to September […]
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A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is nothing to play around with. Violations of TFRs can be punished quite severely with a pilot license suspension, civil penalty, or in the worst case: prison time. The FAA has been pursuing enforcement actions against manned and unmanned pilots around the U.S. for TFR violations. In this series of TFR articles, […]
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Are trying to figure out how to integrate drones into your organization? O boy are there many issues here. People, drones, and…..lawyers with their laws. Hopefully, I can help you identify some of the major issues you might have so you can get to work. This article is written based on my experience interacting with small […]
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Thinking of attaching a gun, bombs, fireworks, flamethrower, or incendiary devices to your drone? As you might have guessed, there are some laws regulating this. There are multiple laws at play here at the federal and state level. You also have 2 or more federal agencies you may need approvals from. Background on Laws Prohibiting […]
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“[T]he FAA is seeking to implement the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) system. Using the LAANC system, the FAA will be able to grant near-real-time authorizations for the vast majority of operations. Implementation of the LAANC system is vital to the safety of the National Airspace System because it would (1) encourage compliance […]
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