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October 2, 2015 06:00 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/n3fH5loZ5H0/the-faa-has-missed-its-congressionally-mandated-deadline-to-regulate-drones
The FAA Has Missed Its Congressionally Mandated Deadline To Regulate Drones
derekmead writes: When Congress passed the FAA Modernization Act in 2012, it gave the agency until September 30, 2015 to fully regulate commercial drones for use in the United States. Well, it's October 1, and we're left with a patchwork of regulatory band-aids, quasi-legal "guidelines," and a small drone rule that still hasn't gone into effect yet. This news shouldn't surprise anyone. The agency has missed most every milestone—both internal and lawmaker mandated—that has been set for it. The last two years have been fraught with lawsuits, confusion on enforcement within its own local offices (some FAA agents have told pilots they can't post videos on YouTube, for example), and various conflicting guidelines as to who can fly a drone where, and for what purposes.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/n3fH5loZ5H0/the-faa-has-missed-its-congressionally-mandated-deadline-to-regulate-drones
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