an update on Drone regulations .... recently the New Scientist ran an article about Drone regulations
Drone law: Flying into a legal twilight zone - tech - 15 May 2014 - New Scientist
This part of the article.
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Emfinger and others like him could be forgiven for failing to anticipate the agency's ire. Though he is one of thousands of drone-owners in the US – with most craft being the small, quadcopter variety – there are no official regulations on how to operate them in the US. Even the current ban against flying them for commercial purposes, which Emfinger flouted, comes from a 2007 policy statement, not a law.
Under congressional order, the FAA must open national airspace to commercial and civilian drones by the end of 2015. In the meantime, enthusiasts are taking to the air with little understanding of what's allowed and what's not. As they do, they are showcasing the many benefits of civilian drones while risking running afoul of local authorities. "I'd describe this as a car crash in slow motion," says Matthew Waite, director of the Drone Journalism Lab at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. "I'm afraid the situation we're in right now, the longer that this takes, the more people are just going to flout the rules."
Other countries are adjusting faster to the new air traffic. In Germany, drone operators are required to obtain licences and abide by a set of safety and privacy regulations. In Canada, businesses that use drones must submit detailed flight plans.
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