The Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) in Washington D.C. has announced new procedures concerning recurrent training courses for drone pilots. Specifically, drone pilots who have Part 107 remote pilot certification can now take their required training courses online effective April 6, 2021. The recurrent training courses have been updated to ensure that drone pilots will have the knowledge necessary to operate in accordance with the new Operations Over People rule when that rule becomes effective on April 21, 2021. The online recurrent training will be offered free of charge to remote pilots on the FAA Safety Team (FAASTeam) website.

Drone pilots who do not hold a current Remote Pilot Certification and want to operate under Part 107 must take the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Initial Aeronautical Knowledge Test online through an FAA-Approved Knowledge Testing Center. See here.

For general inquiries on these new regulations and other UAS inquiries, the FAA suggests calling 844-FLY-MY-UA or emailing the FAA.

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THE DRONES ARE COMING – ARE YOU PROTECTED?

THE DRONES ARE COMING – ARE YOU PROTECTED?
Ask yourself:
-Is your business ready to take advantage of the opportunity for protection of your business's airspace from intruding UAS operations currently being considered by the FAA pursuant to Congressional mandate?
-Is your HOA informed of federal and state privacy and use laws to protect your organization and your property from unmanned aircraft and self-driving ground vehicles?

-Are you a current or future drone owner and are you aware of the FAA’s current regulations governing UAS registration?

-Are you aware of the FAA's UAS remote identification requirements and procedural requirements to establish an FAA-recognized identification area?

Contact Robert E. Kelly, Esq., for further information at kellylawuas@gmail.com"

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In a recent Report and Order, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) in Washington, D.C., has adopted new rules to enable initial uncrewed aircraft systems (“UAS”) operations in the 5 GHz spectrum band for wireless communications. The FCC deems these new rules necessary to safely control the flights of UAS in the National Airspace System (“NAS”) becoming increasingly crowded by UAS. (According to the International Civil Aviation Organization, in 2021, there were 2 million UAS in the United States, and, by 2030, that number is anticipated to triple to 6.5 million.) To ensure that these flights are sufficiently safe for routine operation, the FCC noted that highly reliable wireless two-way communications for flight control and telemetry are required. The FCC indicated that the agency’s action establishes initial service rules that will allow operators to obtain direct frequency assignments in a portion of the 5030-5091 MHz band for non-networked operations. (The FCC defines “non-networked operations” as those communications occurring within radio line of sight, as opposed to “network-supported services”, which rely on network infrastructure to go beyond radio line of sight of the operator.) The new rules rely on dynamic frequency management systems to manage and coordinate access to the spectrum and enable its safe and efficient use. The FCC stated that these management systems will provide requesting operators with temporary frequency assignments to support UAS control link communications with a level of reliability suitable for operations in controlled airspace and other safety-critical circumstances. To enable operations in the band during the period before the dynamic frequency management systems are in operation, the FCC established rules for an interim access mechanism. UAS seeking to transmit in the band first will submit a request to the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) for deconfliction and approval utilizing the mechanism, and, upon FAA authorization, will complete an online registration form with the Commission. The interim mechanism will be made available to operators after the rules become effective and the Commission has announced by Public Notice that it will begin accepting registrations. For further information regarding this Report and Order, see the FCC web page at https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-adopts-initial-rules-drone-operations-5-ghz-band

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Sunday, August 29, 2021

New Procedures Concerning Recurrent Training Courses for Drone Pilots.

Drone pilots who do not hold a current Remote Pilot Certification and want to operate under Part 107 must take the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Initial Aeronautical Knowledge Test online through an FAA-Approved Knowledge Testing Center. See here.

For general inquiries on these new regulations and other UAS inquiries, the FAA suggests calling 844-FLY-MY-UA or emailing the FAA.

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