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DJI and 3D Robotics Named to National Drone Registry Task Force

DJI and 3D Robotics Named to National Drone Registry Task Force

Own a drone? The Department of Transportation plans to have you register it soon to minimize airborne incidents.

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Drone Privacy Lawsuit Seeks Tighter FAA Restrictions

Drone Privacy Lawsuit Seeks Tighter FAA Restrictions

Just weeks after releasing preliminary rules for drone regulation, the FAA is facing a lawsuit. The Electronic Privacy Information Center’s lawsuit asks the Washington, DC federal appeals court to declare the regulations unlawful due to the lack of privacy protections, and alleges that the proposal is not comprehensive enough to allow for the safe use […]

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FAA Surprises Fliers with Release of Proposed Small-Drone Rules

FAA Surprises Fliers with Release of Proposed Small-Drone Rules

Today, the FAA released its long-awaited proposed legislation for small drones, specifying a weight limit of 55 pounds and daytime-only, line-of sight use for the craft, among other requirements. As quadcopters and other small easy-to-fly, self-navigating aircraft have grown with incredible popularity in the past couple years, the community using them has been waiting for the […]

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Join FAA-Conquering Drone Lawyer Brendan Schulman in a Conversation with MAKE

Join FAA-Conquering Drone Lawyer Brendan Schulman in a Conversation with MAKE

Bring on the drones! This weekend MAKE has been taking to the air at SXSW, and along with our flight demonstrations, we’re excited to have a visit from drone lawyer Brendan Schulman, one of the foremost legal experts in the field of unmanned aircraft use who just won the first-ever federal case regarding civilian drone […]

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