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Drone Aircraft Privacy and Transparency Act of 2017
FAA Part 107 Notes
California Drone Laws

Old Pong Geezer’s
Traffic Time
Vlog Three

June 27, 2017

Talking Points & Resources

This episode continues the Traffic Time vlog discussions, where we have been chatting about drone laws and perceptions at the national level.

If you have not seen it, you may want to watch OPG’s Traffic Time Vlog #1 and #2. There a bit long, but provide some good background information on drone cases and trends in the national and state drone legislation.

I am NOT a lawyer, lobbyist, legal expert or Subject Matter Expert in this field. These are just my thoughts. My personal research and reasoning.

For Traffic Time, Episode #3, we take a deep dive into the recently presented Drone Federalism Act of 2017.

Download the Drone Federalism Act of 2017 bill:
Traffic Timve Vlog 3 Drone Federalism Act of 2017.pdf

Download the bill with OPGs analysis/notes:

Traffic Time Vlog3 Drone Federalism Act of 2017 Text with Analysis.pdf

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Voluntary Best Practices for UAS Privacy, Transparency, and Accountability

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has published best practices to address privacy, transparency and accountability issues related to the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The development of this best practices document was an effort between the private sector and the NTIA to develop practical standards.

Theses voluntary best practices are common sense, and serve as good reminders for all commercial and recreational pilots to be responsible:

INFORM OTHERS OF YOUR USE OF UAS
SHOW CARE WHEN OPERATING UAS OR COLLECTING AND STORING COVERED DATA
LIMIT THE USE AND SHARING OF COVERED DATA
SECURE COVERED DATA
MONITOR AND COMPLY WITH EVOLVING FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL UAS LAWS
“Covered data” means information collected by a UAS that identifies a particular person

You can download the full PDF document from the NTIA website here.

Here's another good resource for UAS Pilots to learn more: knowbeforeyoufly.org

Old Pong Geezer’s
Traffic Time
Vlog Four

July 21, 2017

Talking Points & Resources

In this episode, we continue our discussion about drone laws on the federal level. OPG reviews 8 bills introduced in Congress this year.

This episode continues the review of drone laws, policies and perceptions in the United States.

I am NOT a lawyer, lobbyist, legal expert or Subject Matter Expert in this field. These are just my thoughts. My personal research and reasoning.

For Traffic Time, Episode #4, we look at these bills (click the links to view the text and status on the U.S. Congress website:

Old Pong Geezer’s
Traffic Time
Vlog Two

May 26, 2017

Talking Points & Resources

This episode is a continuation of the premier Traffic Time vlog, where I spent a lot of time reacting to that famous YouTuber, Casey Neistat’s reveal that he was being investigated by the FAA.

If you have not seen it, you may want to watch OPG’s Traffic Time Vlog #1 – it sets up what I am talking about here. You can find the YouTube video here.

I am NOT a lawyer, lobbyist, legal expert or Subject Matter Expert in this field. These are just my thoughts. My personal research and reasoning.

For Traffic Time, Episode #2, we are going to take a look just a few of the events over that last 5 years or so that got us sUAS pilots into this hot mess.

In The concluding minutes of Traffic Time #1 came down to this:
How do we avoid feeling like a criminal every time we fly?

Download the entire discussion here:
Traffic Time 2 Talking Points.pdf

Download Additional Information (Links) here:

Traffic Time Vlog Two Research Links.pdf

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