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Dozens of near misses between drones, passenger airplanes reported to FAA
WashingtonSenator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today introduced the Consumer Drone Safety Act, which would protect the public and U.S. airspace by requiring safety features for consumer drones and strengthening the federal laws that govern their operation. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) cosponsored the bill.
Under current law, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) does not have the authority to require manufacturers of consumer drones to include technological safeguards. There are also no clear federal rules on when, where and under what conditions recreational users can operate drones.
In response to a letter from Senator Feinstein, the FAA released data on more than 190 incidents where pilots sighted drones over a nine-month period, including more than two dozen near mid-air collisions.
If we dont act now, its only a matter of time before we have a tragedy on our hands, Senator Feinstein said. Consumer drones are a new technology. They can fly thousands of feet in the air and jeopardize air travel, but the FAA can only regulate them if they are used for commercial purposes. That loophole must be closed.
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/pub...ecord_id=8c18ceb0-4ca0-4a1d-a251-cf8e9e94c06e
WashingtonSenator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today introduced the Consumer Drone Safety Act, which would protect the public and U.S. airspace by requiring safety features for consumer drones and strengthening the federal laws that govern their operation. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) cosponsored the bill.
Under current law, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) does not have the authority to require manufacturers of consumer drones to include technological safeguards. There are also no clear federal rules on when, where and under what conditions recreational users can operate drones.
In response to a letter from Senator Feinstein, the FAA released data on more than 190 incidents where pilots sighted drones over a nine-month period, including more than two dozen near mid-air collisions.
If we dont act now, its only a matter of time before we have a tragedy on our hands, Senator Feinstein said. Consumer drones are a new technology. They can fly thousands of feet in the air and jeopardize air travel, but the FAA can only regulate them if they are used for commercial purposes. That loophole must be closed.
http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/pub...ecord_id=8c18ceb0-4ca0-4a1d-a251-cf8e9e94c06e