The Stupidity in D.C. Seems to be Snowballing.
With apologies to President Abraham Lincoln, the Apostle Matthew, and of course Pink Floyd, “An industry divided against itself cannot stand!” And fair warning, this article may be a…
U.S. Capitol
Policy Wonks Unite!
What is the FAA Reauthorization Act?And why should we care? Every 5 years or so, the FAA (as well as most other federal agencies) must be “reauthorized” by Congress. Reauthorization…
iPhone 911 call
CISA’s advice for 911 Operators missed the mark.
Is CISA’a advice for ECCs accurate? DSPA doesn’t think so. When there is a citizen concerned about drone activity, there is a pretty good chance their first reaction would be…
Nights Ops and Recurrent Training
Part of the new rules put out on 12/28/20 by the FAA include night operations without a waiver, operations over people without a waiver, and recurrent training instead of recurrent…
New Rules for Ops Over People (& RID)
The FAA’s final rule on operations over people is a mixed bag for operators. The stated goal of the FAA’s rule is to allow for “routine operations over people and…
Remote Identification. A good start.
The FAA listened. Mostly. Today the FAA will release the Final Rule for Remote ID. The Final Rule is almost 500 pages long, but if you have time and patience,…