The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has just announced a streamlined and user-friendly web-based aircraft registration process for owners of small unmanned aircraft (UAS) weighing more than 0.55 pounds (250 grams) and less than 55 pounds (approx. 25 kilograms) including payloads such as on-board cameras. Continue reading →

The Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership at Virginia Tech has signed an agreement with The Omnicon Group, a New York-based engineering company with experience in the development, verification, and certification of both manned and unmanned aircraft. This collaboration will focus on the testing and certification of unmanned aircraft systems. Continue reading →

Drone Control Systems LLC has announced talks with the Town of Sahuarita, Arizona to define the operational details of a pilot project for the Local Area Drone Dispatch and Authorization System (LADDAS), including the establishment of a controlled test site in which to operate. Continue reading →

The Federal Aviation Administration has granted Exemption 333 status to a Penguin B unmanned aerial vehicle, produced by UAV Factory and powered by a gasoline engine. The vast majority of aircraft being granted Section 333 exemptions have been electric powered.

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China will soon publish regulations for civilian unmanned aircraft that will help put an end to irregular flights, according to an industry insider.

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Earlier this year, the laws around legal operation of remote control aircraft– aka drones, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or Remote Piloted Aerial Systems (RPAS) – changed in South Africa, introducing a framework for where and how drones can be flown, and who is allowed to fly them. Continue reading →

The FAA says you become part of the U.S. aviation system when you fly your drone in the nation’s airspace. Continue reading →