U.S. Seeks Certificaton Criteria for Civilian Drones February 5, 2020 By Alan Levin Government regulators plan to review drone designs in the same way they review other aircraft, a major step toward allowing...
Senators Push Regulator to Finalize Drone ID System April 30, 2019 By David Shepardson Two U.S. senators on Monday urged U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to finalize a long-delayed rule that would require the...
Drone Hobbyists May Soon Lose Their Freedom from Regulation September 28, 2018 By Alan Levin The Wild West days of unregulated recreational drones may be nearing an end. A bill close to passage in Congress...
Court Upholds Federal Authority to Regulate Hobbyist Drone Use July 9, 2018 By Alan Levin and Andrew Harris The U.S. government’s ability to police hobbyist drone use was upheld by an appellate court Friday in a ruling that...
Drone Suspected in Helicopter Crash Landing in South Carolina February 16, 2018 By Alan Levin A helicopter’s crash landing in South Carolina this week may have been triggered by a civilian drone, which would make...
Calls for Regulation of Hobbyist Drones Follow Latest Close Encounter Report February 14, 2018 By Alan Levin A video from a drone that flew within feet of an airliner over Las Vegas and prompted outrage on the...
Hobbyist Drones Banned from Harvey Rescue Area August 30, 2017 By Alan Levin Aviation regulators imposed a prohibition on hobbyist drones and other civilian aircraft flying in the area affected by Tropical Storm...