Author Archives: Martin Walls
Las Vegas ZIP code home to most registered drone hobbyists in US
A single ZIP code in Las Vegas — 89117 — holds the most registered hobbyist drone users in the country. Researchers at the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College combed through a database released by the … Continue reading
NDAA brings back drone registration
The National Defense Authorization Act that Congress passed on Nov. 16 reinstates the Federal Aviation Administration’s registration rules for small, model-aircraft-sized drones … https://fcw.com/articles/2017/11/17/ndaa-drone-registration-rockwell.aspx FCW | Nov. 17, 2017
Prisons Work To Keep Out Drug-Smuggling Drones
Drone technology is quickly becoming more sophisticated — and more affordable. Now, criminals are using drones to smuggle drugs, cell phones and even weapons to inmates in prisons. https://www.npr.org/2017/11/15/564272346/prisons-work-to-keep-out-drug-smuggling-drones NPR Morning Edition | Nov. 14, 2017
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Tagged Disabling Drones and Counterdrone, Drone Catching, Law Enforcement, Prison Drone, Trafficking
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Congress Poised to Restore Drone Registration Tossed by Court
The government’s registration system for owners of civilian drones would be restored in a defense policy bill agreed to by House and Senate negotiators. The measure boosting aviation regulators’ ability to regulate the burgeoning world of small unmanned vehicles was contained in … Continue reading
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Tagged Drone Operator, FAA, Laws and Legislation, Registration, Regulation, Restrictions
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