Why Congress should back a stopgap commercial drone bill
Commentary: Alan McQuinn of the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation argues in favor of a stopgap measure to allow commercial drone operations until the FAA delivers its…
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FITARA: A good start, but still unfinished business
The legislation heads to the Senate floor as part of the 2015 National Defense Authorization Act.
What does the Pirker ruling mean for the FAA and drones?
A Ritewing Zephyr-style aircraft. (Credit: Wikimedia) Industry representatives are calling on the Federal Aviation Administration to stop penalizing unmanned aircraft enthusiasts and instead to use its regulatory…
FAA rule for model aircraft too narrow, commenters say
As the Federal Aviation Administration prepares to issue guidelines for how it will handle unmanned aircraft systems, the agency is tightening what constitutes a model aircraft so…