Drone Laws

Today, the FAA approved two  new Section 333 petitions for exemption. One exemption was issued for real estate photography and videography over non-congested areas in Tucson, Arizona using the DJI Phantom 2 Vision + (the same UAS I use as a hobbyist).  The second exemption was issued for precision agriculture crop scouting

Today the FAA approved five new Section 333 petitions for exemption by four companies, but continues to require a private pilot’s license for these very small UAVS, stating “Although Section 333 provides limited statutory flexibility relative to 49 USC § 44704 for the purposes of airworthiness certification, it does not provide flexibility

Searching the Regulations.gov website is too hard, so we wanted to make it easy for you. We have updated our list to include the 117 Section 333 petitions on file, including the Section 333 petition Antonelli Law filed on behalf of Nixon Engineering (more will be filed by our Drone/UAS Practice Group

State Farm Insurance, one of my favorite insurance companies (they defended me from a baseless auto lawsuit when I was 19, and were my first clients in my first law firm job), recently submitted not one, but two Section 333 petitions to fly UAS in the United States.  The national insurance carrier

Searching the Regulations.gov website is too hard, so we wanted to make it easy for you. We have updated our list to include the 65 Section 333 petitions on file, including the Section 333 petition Antonelli Law recently filed on behalf of Nixon Engineering. Please note that no warranties are made to