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FAA Restricts Drones over Statue of Liberty, Other Landmarks

September 30, 2017 By Eric Reagan

The FAA has issued new restrictions on flying drones around certain US landmarks. See the full statement below. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drones, Legal Tagged With: drones, FAA, law, Legal

 

Federal Appellate Court Strikes Down Drone Registration Law

May 24, 2017 By Eric Reagan

In 2015, the FAA passed a Registration Rule that required drone pilots to register their drones with the FAA, which included drones weighing more than 0.55 pounds and less than 55 pounds. Unfortunately for the FAA, they didn’t count on drone enthusiast and fellow attorney John A. Taylor. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drones Tagged With: drone, drone registration, FAA, law

FAA Declares Super Bowl 50 a “No Drone Zone”

February 4, 2016 By Eric Reagan

The FAA has issued a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) that prohibits drone operation within a 32-mile radius of the stadium in Santa Clara, California. The TFR takes effect at 2PM and lasts until 11:59PM Sunday, February 7. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drones Tagged With: drone, FAA, no drone zone, super bowl, Super Bowl 50, TFR

What Happens When We Have Our First National Drone Tragedy?

January 25, 2016 By Eric Reagan

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Drones are literally everywhere. As I drove through my neighborhood a few days ago, I saw a teenager flying what looked to be a DJI Phantom in his front yard and just a couple dozen feet from my car as I passed by. Drones have gone from a very niche and expensive hobby interest toward a mainstream consumer and commercial success. And it’s only just begun.

The storylines continue to focus on the FAA’s regulations and the public’s restrictions as the technology is far out-pacing the legal and regulatory guidelines. While there is a loose framework for registration in place for the general public and their personal use of drones, legitimate technological restrictions are hardly competent to keep a drone from either accidentally or intentionally causing a major catastrophe.

As it stands now, we are still living in the wild west of the drone tech boom. Just about anyone can fly a drone just about anywhere – regardless of whether there are regulatory restrictions in place or not. The FAA is woefully undermanned to address all of the reported violations and local law enforcement remains untrained on the regulations and/or completely lack jurisdiction to enforce those regulations.

This is all a recipe for disaster. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drones Tagged With: drones, FAA, Legal, regulation

The Papal Visit is a NO DRONE ZONE

September 15, 2015 By Eric Reagan

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The FAA has issued a prohibition on flying any drones during the Papal Visit from September 22-27 in Washington, D.C., New York and Philadelphia. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drones Tagged With: drones, FAA, no drone zone, Papal Visit

FAA Officially Proposes New Drone Regulations

February 23, 2015 By Eric Reagan

 

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Last week, the FAA published its proposal for new drone regulations that would cover commercial use of drones for photographers, cinematographers and other commercial uses.

The basics of the proposed regulations points to a handful of key restrictions noted below. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drones Tagged With: drone safety, drones, FAA

Close Call Between Drone and In-Bound Flight at LAX

February 14, 2015 By Eric Reagan

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Earlier this week, a drone nearly collided with an in-bound LAX passenger jet at around 4000′ altitude as it made its approach to land. The pilot reported the near miss to the control tower, stating that “there was just one of those radio controlled helicopter things that went right over the top of us at 4,000.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drones Tagged With: airline, crash, drones, FAA, flight

Super Bowl XLIX is a #NoDroneZone

January 31, 2015 By Eric Reagan

The FAA has a new hashtag: #NoDroneZone

It released this awkward YouTube video a couple days ago to help designate the Super Bowl XLIX as a No Drone Zone, encouraging fans to leave their drones behind. I actually had to triple check that this came from an official FAA account, but it appears to be legit.

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Specifically, the FAA has issued a Temporary Flight Restriction for the area surrounding the University of Phoenix Stadium from 3:25p to 11:59p MST.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Drones Tagged With: DJI, drones, FAA, nodronezone, super bowl, Superbowl

DJI Phantom Crashes Onto White House Lawn

January 26, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Crashed DJI Phantom on White House Lawn (via Secret Service)

Crashed DJI Phantom on White House Lawn (via Secret Service)

The Secret Service team at the White House got a rude awakening this morning when a DJI Phantom crash-landed into a tree, which caused a lockdown of the White House complex.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drones Tagged With: DJI Phantom, drone, FAA, Legal

FAA Tells Police How to Handle Illegal Drone Encounters

January 22, 2015 By Eric Reagan

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While the drone market continues to expand, the legality of operating them continues to be more up in the air than ever before. Earlier this month, the FAA released a new directive to local law enforcement agencies on how to handle encounters with drone operators.

While I am a lawyer, I am not your lawyer and this is an editorial commentary on newsworthy issues rather than legal advice.  Unless you’re paying a lawyer, you aren’t really getting legal advice, and what you are getting on websites, blogs and forums is worth just what you paid for it. If you are busted by the FAA for violating its regulations, get an aviation lawyer who knows their way around the administrative process. Do not solicit legal advice online. That free advice will be the most expensive you ever take.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Drones, Legal Tagged With: drones, FAA, law, Legal, local law enforcement, police

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