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FAA Rule It a Federal Crime to Shoot Down a Drone
Almost a year ago now William H Meredith noticed a drone flying above his property, so with his shotgun, he removed it from the sky. This raised an interesting legal debate, given the drone was above…
FAA Has Almost 300,000 Drone Owners Registered in the First Month
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) received a lot of hassle when it made its announcement last year when it announced plans to require drone owners to register their craft, both those purchased previously and those which…
Selex Develops Falcon Shield Anti-Drone System
Despite the rise of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), from hobbyist to commercial and military, in the US, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has so far failed to properly regulate the use of drones, famously culminating in…
Amazon Reveals Fresh Details on its Drone Delivery Service
Amazon has been developing its drone delivery service, Amazon Prime Air, for nearly three years. While the process has been slow, and had many hurdles to tackle, the company remains confident that Prime Air will launch…
Hobbyist Wants FAA’s Drone Registration Legislation Cancelled
After the recent surge of drones, governments are playing catch up to both companies, such as Amazon who are looking at drones for delivering your orders, and those who would use them recreationally. Sadly though when…
FAA Set Deadline For Drone Registration
For a while now the hot topic for technology being used by the public has been drones. Small devices capable of flight with everything from a camera to a gun attached to them. Recently a drone…
FAA Give More Details About Registration Plans For Drones
Drones are advancing at a rapid rate, with companies and the public alike looking to use them for a variety of reasons. Sadly with all new technologies coming into the public domain, there are a few…
Feds Investigating Teen Who Made Gun-Mounted Quadcopter
An 18-year-old engineering student who modified a quadcopter to carry a four-shot handgun is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Austin Haughwout posted a video of his “Flying Gun” to YouTube, a 14-second clip…
Illinois State Police to Utilize “Unmanned Aircraft”
Federal Aviation Administration has authorized Illinois State Police to fly unmanned aircraft that would comply with federal standards for a two-year term. The police department is intentionally using the word “unmanned aircraft” instead of “drone” because “it carries…
Court Rejects Lawsuit Challenging the Use of Personal Electronics During Flights
A court has overturned a lawsuit challenging the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to loosen restrictions on the use of personal electronics in-flight. A Washington, DC court said Friday that the FAA had the authority to allow the use…
FAA Signs off on AIG Using Drones for Insurance Inspections
The Federal Aviation Administration gave the go ahead to AIG this week to use UAVs for tasks that may be too risky for people to actually do. The FAA also gave permission to State Farm and…
Amazon Drone Delivery in US Rural Areas Approved by FAA
Amazon has been given approval by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct same-day drone deliveries in rural areas. The FAA has granted Amazon Prime Air an experimental airworthiness certificate to conduct drone tests over…
Has the FAA Killed Amazon Prime Air?
Prime Air, Amazon’s ambitious 30-minute drone delivery service, may have been downed by the US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) new regulation proposals before it even got off the ground. NBC News has reported that these new…
First Drone Launched From FAA Test Site Crashes
The first drone to be launched from the FAA’s test facility in Nevada crashed almost immediately. The facility is intended to test drones for their entry into commercial use. The Magpie UAV did eventually get certification,…
FAA Proposes Restrictive Drone Regulation
The Wall Street Journal reports that the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is proposing incredibly restrictve drone regulation. The most frightening news for drone pilots, is the possibility of the FAA making it mandatory for operators to…
SpaceX Granted Permission to Build Spaceport in Texas
SpaceX have just been given approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to build their massive 56.5 acre spaceport on the Gulf of Mexico, right on the Texas-Mexico border. Of course there is still a lot…
HondaJet Reaches Major Milestone, Takes to the Skies For the First Time
Honda successfully tested the company’s first business jet, flying near the Honda Aircraft headquarters located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The aircraft flew for 84 minutes after taking off from Piedmont Triad International Airport – and has…
Gadget Restrictions On European Flights To Be Removed This Year
Only last month the FAA announced that they would be allowing the use of gadgets during flight take off and landing, now it looks like the same rules will be put in place for those flying…
New FAA Guidelines Permit More Devices During Take-off And Landing
New FAA guidelines mean that flyers won’t face such strict regulations for playing Angry Bird, or what ever it is they’re doing on their smart devices, during take-off and landing. Given that previously, flyers were instructed…
American FAA Approves Use Of Smartphones/Tablets During Takeoff And Landing
Up until now if you were using a tablet, smartphone, notebook/laptop or any other electrical device during the takeoff or landing procedure on a flight then you’d of been asked to turn those electrical devices off…
FAA May Allow Tablet/E-Reader Use During Takeoff by 2014
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is making some changes in their rules in regards to the use of readers and tablets during takeoffs and landing, however there is no mention of the use of cellphones. Once…
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