FAA Authorized drone identification and tracking report released

The FAA on Dec. 19 published a much-anticipated report from the aviation rulemaking committee formed to study and recommend a systematic approach to identifying drones in flight, enabling law enforcement, air traffic control, and security authorities to instantly identify the owner of the drone. (www.aopa.org) More...

Oakland Police Arrest Drone Pilot

A man has landed himself in trouble with federal and local California authorities after using a drone to drop leaflets into the crowd at both Bay Area NFL stadiums on Sunday. (www.yahoo.com) More...

Drone Operator Operating Illegally in Collision With Blackhawk Helicopter

The pilot of the DJI Phantom drone that collided with a Blackhawk Helicopter was operating the craft in an illegal and very irresponsible manner. The Phantom operator was operating beyond visual line of sight, and with no idea of the regulations he or she should have been complying with, because he was broke so many of them. (www.aopa.org) More...

FAA Authorized to Require Drone Registration

Congress has authorized the FAA to require registration of drones. Earlier this year a federal judge ruled that the FAA did not have the required authority from Congress to require registration of unmanned aircraft and halted the temporarily requirement. So Congress passed legislation this past week to authorize the FAA to require registration of drones. Drone registration for aircraft weighing more than about 8 ounces. (www.recode.net) More...

FlightAware Website Delivering Malware to Computers

I was on Flight Aware's website just now and the page jumped to a hijack site that said my computer was taken over by a virus and I needed to call an 800 number to pay a ransom. I hit "Back", had to acknowledge that I wanted to leave the page, and went right back to FlightAware's main page. (discussions.flightaware.com) More...