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An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also known as a drone is an aircraft without a human pilot aboard.

French Police Seek Bids On Drones To Keep Tabs On Summer’s European Championships

PARIS - French Police in Paris have launched a bidding process for surveillance drones ahead of this summer's European Championships. Unlike the bomb-carrying drones used by US and British military in the Middle East, these drones will be small machines of a maximum weight of 10kg which will use six propellers to stay aloft. According to the Prefecture's contract

By |2016-04-05T16:39:58-04:00April 5th, 2016|Drones|
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Backlogged FAA Slowly Processes Requests For Commercial Drone Operators

TRAVERSE CITY - How long does it take to obtain a FAA Section 333 Exemption? The FAA does not make any commitments on processing time. They have taken as little as two months and more than six months during various phases of 333 review. Here is what the FAA posted last week for people looking to

By |2016-03-25T12:27:00-04:00March 25th, 2016|Drones|
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FAA Requires Notice & Permission To Fly Over or Near Private Property

TRAVERSE CITY - Dronelaw.Pro is offering a flyover package for drone operators to keep them from violating very strict Federal Aviation Administration regulations. Purchase all four legal documents obtaining permission to fly over, or near, neighboring property, structures and vehicles. For further information, click on https://www.dronelaw.pro/faa-section-333-exemption-requires-notice-permission/

By |2016-03-11T07:26:56-05:00March 11th, 2016|Drones|
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M2 TechCast: Drone Law Pro Enrico Schaefer – New FAA Regs Could Exempt Drones Under 4.4 Pounds

FERNDALE - Drone Law Pro Enrico Schaefer outlines new rules proposed by the Federal Aviation Administration, called Part 107, that would exempt drones under 4.4 pounds from FAA regulations. About 60 percent of all drones in use now in the United States are under that weight. The other issue, points out cybersecurity expert Richard Stiennon,

By |2016-02-28T23:15:52-05:00February 28th, 2016|Drones, Featured, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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Field Preemption: FAA Regulations Trump State, Local Drone Laws

TRAVERSE CITY - Can states and local authorities regulate drones? In this episode of Drone Law Radio, Sarah Nillson and Enrico Schaefer discuss the FAA Fact Sheet on federal preemption, state and local drone laws, private property rights above the ground and other hot topics. Those topics include: The December 17, 2015 FAA Fact Sheet seeks

By |2016-02-06T17:58:45-05:00February 6th, 2016|Drones|
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M2 TechCast: Drone Law Update – 300,000 Plus Recreational Drones Register With FAA

FERNDALE - Drone Law Pro’s Enrico Schaefer talks about what’s hot in drone law. The good news is more than 300,000 recreational drone users have registered their drones with the Federal Aviation Administration since the new law triggered on Dec. 21. Disney has asked the FAA for permission to fly a squadron of lighted drones

By |2016-02-03T15:44:03-05:00February 3rd, 2016|Drones, M2 TechCast, Podcasts|
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M2 TechCast: Drone Law Pro Enrico Schaefer Talks About Xmas Drone Sales, New Commercial Drone Regs

FERNDALE - Drone Law Pro Enrico Schaefer talks about fourth quarter hobby drone sales. So far some 300,000 recreational drones owners have registered with the Federal Aviation Administration. Schaefer also discusses new rules for commercial drone users that could be completed by end of summer. Plus he talks about how Disney seeks an exemption from

By |2016-01-29T11:17:32-05:00January 29th, 2016|Drones|
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Phantom 3 Quadcopter At Just $499 – CNET Rates It Great Drone For Beginner

SAN FRANCISCO - DJI's ready-to-fly Phantom 3 Advanced and Professional camera drones are remarkably simple to operate, which makes them great for people entering the hobby. What's not so great: their prices. To help out your poor credit card, DJI introduced the Phantom 3 Standard, a quadcopter that looks a lot like its line mates,

By |2016-01-22T10:51:37-05:00January 22nd, 2016|Drones|
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Drones – Love them – Hate them – FAA Says They Are Here to Stay

TRAVERSE CITY - The drones are here!  How long will our fears of drones last? From agricultural inspection of crops to search and rescue; from drone delivery to real estate; from TV and film to industrial inspection - drones are becoming quickly part of our national consciousness. We not only are seeing drones flying in

By |2016-01-20T17:19:26-05:00January 19th, 2016|Drones, Featured|
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