Off leash dogs jumped on #quadcopter pilot, causing pilot to lose control of craft
During the summer, a quadcopter flying in a vacant field, crashed, and set fire to dry grass. Turns out there was a bit more to this story - two off…
Uniform Law Commission proposes #drones flying below 200 feet can be declared as trespassing on private property #quadcopters
“A person operating an unmanned aircraft is liable to a landowner or lessee for per se trespass when the person, without consent, intentionally causes the unmanned aircraft to enter into…
#Intel proposes “Open Drone ID” standard for #drone #quadcopters identification #opendroneid
Intel has proposed an "Open Drone ID" standard that would require all drones and hobbyist model aircraft to transmit identification data, position reports, operator location, and other data, every 3…
Help protect model aircraft hobby and access to flight for all
The FAA and a few members of Congress want to remove the law, passed by Congress and signed by President Obama, that insures that hobbyists can continue to fly model…
FAA restrictions may make flying difficult or impossible for many #drones #quadcopters
Note – this post is from 2018. Much has changed since then. The FAA began using LAANC to get authorizations, where possible, for flight within various controlled airspace scenarios. Since…
It may stupid, but it at least it costs a whole lot more than an umbrella #drones
Finally, an ‘umbrella drone’ that hovers above your head. Not only does it cost a lot more than an umbrella, is way noisier, it even has short battery life! Oh,…
Consumer #quadcopters seen as a National Security Threat #Drones #Drone
Authorities seek authorization for government agencies (including local police) to electronically disable quadcopters, potentially shooting them down electronically or kinetically. Source: Security Experts Say Drones Pose a National Security Threat…
UK Parliament to consider new #drone laws, today #drones #quadcopters
Existing 400 foot height restriction applied to drones weighing 250g to 7 kg (note the odd use of both English and Metric measures!) 1 km exclusion zone around all certified…
Google and Amazon seek to “own” airspace by de facto kicking out radio control model airplane hobbyists #Drones #modelaircraft #airplanes #stem
Google, Amazon and others have asked Congress to require that model aircraft hobbyists be Federally licensed pilots and place radio transponders on all model aircraft. This would apply to everyone…
Commercial #Drone Alliance (Google, Amazon, CNN, etc) asks Congress to require all hobby Radio Control aircraft operators to be Federally licensed, have transponders on models #Drones
Source: COMMERCIAL DRONE ALLIANCE CALLS FOR CONGRESS TO REPEAL SECTION 336 OF THE FAA MODERNIZATION AND REFORM ACT OF 2012 — Commercial Drone Alliance To put this in a different…