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The mystery of the Gatwick drone
A drone sighting caused the airport to close for two days in 2018, but despite a lengthy police investigation, no culprit was ever found. So what exactly did people see in the Sussex sky? Soon after 9pm on Wednesday 19 December 2018, an airport security officer who had just finished his shift more...
What’s relevant for Drone Operators when the drone crashes – lessons learned from Alauda Airspeeder MkII?
What’s relevant for Drone Operators when the drone crashes – lessons learned from Alauda Airspeeder MkII? Having reviewed the 65 pages of the AAIB-25876 report in respect of the Alauda Airspeeder MkII owned by Riotplan Proprietary Limited trading as Alauda Racing crash on 4 July 2019 at Goodwood more...
The Legal Framework of UTM for UAS
The Legal Framework of UTM for UAS Abstract— It is very apparent that the legal framework for Unmanned aircraft system Traffic Management (UTM) needs to be developed as regulators grapple with issues that relate to legal responsibility and accountability for each UTM stakeholder as the proliferation more...
Drone Registration - How safe is your personal registration data?
Drone Registration - How safe is your personal registration data? So you have now registered your drone and received your operator ID and/or your flyer ID; what has happened to your personal data? Given that many people last year suffered a phishing attack from the CAA, you may have legitimate more...
Who Wins: Drone Operators or Local Government?
Who Wins? Drone operators or Local Government? 1. This is a question that is increasingly being asked by operators, whereby institutions[1] are coming into conflict with drone operators. Institutions are seeking to rely upon local law in support of their established authority. This question raises more...
Drone prosecutions - a recent example from the courts
Drone pilots will no doubt be aware of the recent conviction of a drone operator earlier this month for offences under the Air Navigation Order relating to interference with a police helicopter. The case was heard at Peterborough Magistrates' Court and whilst the decision does not bind any other more...
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