Yearly Archives: 2018


The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R. 302)

Highlights of the sections which impact Unmanned Aircraft Systems On October 5, 2018 Congress passed the FAA reauthorization act which is a comprehensive bill that establishes rules and funding for the FAA for the next 5 years.  Title 49, United States CodeCHAPTER 448—UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) Included in this bill are […]


The new LAANC airspace approval system goes live!

What is LAANC? Its the Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability, a system which allows remote pilots to request airspace authorizations in controlled airspace. The FAA announced that the last region of the country, the upper midwest, went live this week. Prior to the implementation of LAANC, commercial drone pilots had to apply […]


Wisconsin passes new drone legislation

The landscape for Wisconsin drone pilots changed on April 16, 2018 without much publicity. In fact this new law was probably the most notable legal development since Wisconsin legislators passed the drone privacy law in 2014. This new legislation made some changes and additions to WI §114.04 and §114.045. I […]