Apr 22
Real-world tests to see how farmer drones can co-exist with planes and other flying objects have been given the green light to begin. The first drone test site in the … Continue reading
Apr 21
It would appear that today’s oddest story isn’t as cut-and-dry as it’s being reported. Sunday, the 20th of April, 2014, a 16-year-old boy is said by the FBI to have … Continue reading
Apr 13
The Federal Aviation Administration has filed an appeal in the case against "commercial drone" pilot Raphael Pirker, accused of reckless operation of what’s basically an R/C aircraft near the University of Virginia campus in 2011. Um, does this look reckless to you?
Mar 09
Its safe to say that drones are here to stay, already extensively being used by the military, it is expected that commercial drones will play a major role in the not so distant future. The Federal Aviation Administration is to chart out formal rules for the use of commercial drones by the end of 2015, so all legal questions surrounding the use are a bit murky at this stage. However in a recent ruling a NTSB Administrative Law judge held that since there are no binding rules against the use of commercial drones, the FAA can’t fine anybody. FAA has quickly, and unsurprisingly, appealed the ruling.
FAA Appeals NTSB’s Ruling On Commercial Drone Use original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Mar 07
Yesterday, a dismissal was issued by NTSB Administrative Law Judge Patrick Geraghty in favor of the first individual to be ticketed by the Federal Aviation Administration for commecial drone usage. … Continue reading
Mar 07
An Earth-shaking piece of news hit the drone community on Thursday night. A National Transportation Safety Board judge dismissed a fine that the Federal Aviation Administration had levied against the pilot of a commercial drone. The FAA has no legal authority over small aircraft, the judge said.
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Mar 07
As of right now it’s perfectly legal to operate a drone for commercial reasons. That’s according to a federal judge, in a ruling that notes the Federal Aviation Administration has not made any legally binding rules against the practice. This flies in the face of the FAA, which previously stated that drones used for commercial reasons were illegal. The ruling follows a lawsuit in which… Read More
Mar 06
The Federal Aviation Administration has claimed in this day of increasing technology that flying drones for commercial purposes in American skies is against the law, and as such ended up … Continue reading
Mar 04
Admit it: You’ve always wanted to ride in a private plane. Imagine stretching out your legs and listening to music without headphones. What luxury! Too bad, you probably can’t afford it. But, with Flytenow, you just might.
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Feb 13
The FAA may have warmed up to passengers’ use of personal electronic devices throughout all stages of the flight, meaning that you can continue to play Flappy Bird from gate to gate, its clamping down on pilots’ personal use of such electronic devices in the cockpit, in-flight. The new rules build up on the “sterile cockpit” FAA rule from 1981, which makes it obligatory for pilots to refrain from non-essential activities in-flight. Once the new rules go in effect within two months, pilots won’t be allowed to use laptops, tablets, cell phones and other similar devices for personal use.
FAA Clamps Down On Pilots’ Personal Use Of Electronic Devices In Cockpit original content from Ubergizmo. 
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