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Eric Cheng

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Greg McNeal has announced a new airspace evaluation app called AirMap.IO that looks like the most useful web app out there for analysis of where you can and can’t (or shouldn’t) fly. It looks extremely useful—congratulations, Greg, for releasing such a useful tool!

Commercial Drones Are Completely Legal, a Federal Judge Ruled

Commercial Drones Are Completely Legal, a Federal Judge Ruled This is huge. A federal judge dismissed the FAA’s case against Raphael Pirker, in which the FAA accused Pirker of violating a law banning commercial unmanned aircraft flights.  The judge, who is with the National Transportation Safety Board, wrote, “It is concluded that, as Complainant: has ...

NOAA restricted overflight discussion in Northern California for quadcopters

NOAA restricted overflight discussion in Northern California for quadcopters Hi, everyone. I put together a Storify post that talks about NOAA restricted overflight zones in Northern California and FAA guidelines governing UAS hobby use and airspace classifications. Notably, the 400’ ceiling that everyone references is on paper only as “suggested guidelines” from an FAA advisory circular ...

Robotshop is selling a “FAA Compliance Tether for Multi-Rotor Drone,” which is a 3D-printed spool with 149-feet of thin, military-grade nylon line. The description states: The FAA Compliance Tether for Multi-Rotor Drone is a tethered multirotor solution that will allow you to use your Multirotor for hire commercially without being fined by the FAA. This is a ...

A lot of RC hobbyist have been talking about this article on Gigaom, which discusses class G airspace and what it means for non-commercial hobby use. What’s interesting is that two aviation lawyers contacted by Gigaom state that the 400-foot AGL (above ground level) “rule” that most people quote is just an advisory suggested by ...