2015 TechCon Drones

8/19/2019 2015 TechCon Drones

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Drones in the Legal

EnvironmentGene Betler, CLVS CTTS

AMA, AUVSI, & Small UAV Coalition

member


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Drones

What are drones?


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Drones

Controlled unmannedaircraft with a camera


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Drones

They are not new, so what’s all the fuss?

1917 Kettering-bug


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Aerial photography/videography is not newto the legal field, just expensive


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Aerial photography in the legal environmentuntil now has been limited to the BIG cases


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Drones

But with the low cost of drones incomparison to manned aircraft

All of that can change!


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Any case, no matter how small, that a aerialview of the subject would enhance theunderstanding of the jury will be anopportunity for you.

Can you think of any?


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Even in the smallest of cases


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HISTORY

1903 – Wrigt broter! "igt

19#$ – Air Commer%e A%t

193$ – AMA o'n(e(193) – CAA o'n(e(

19*) – CAA be%ome! te +AA

+AA Mo(erniation an( -eorm A%t o #01#


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Can I legally fly drones?

Yes

No


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+AA Mo(erniation an(-eorm A%t o #01# Section 336

• Model Aircraft Operations Limits

.1/te air%rat i! "on !tri%tl or obb or re%reational '!e2

.#/te air%rat i! oerate( in a%%or(an%e it a %omm'nit4ba!e( !et o!aet g'i(eline! an( itin te rogramming o a nationi(e

%omm'nit4ba!e( organiation2.3/te air%rat i! limite( to not more tan ** o'n(! 'nle!! oteri!e

%erti5e( tro'g a (e!ign, %on!tr'%tion, in!e%tion, "igt te!t, an(oerational !aet rogram a(mini!tere( b a %omm'nit4ba!e(organiation2

.6/te air%rat i! oerate( in a manner tat (oe! not interere it an(

gi7e! a to an manne( air%rat2.*/en "on itin * mile! o an airort, te oerator o te air%rat

ro7i(e! te airort oerator an( te airort air tra8% %ontrol toerit rior noti%e o te oeration2 an(

.$/te air%rat i! "on itin 7i!'al line !igt o te oerator:


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+AA Mo(erniation an(-eorm A%t o #01# Section 333

M'!t al or a Se%tion 333 e;emtionApproximately a 4 month process

Must be a FAA licensed pilot

Must have a current medical

(Very restrictive in their use)


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Small UAS


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Maor =ro7i!ion! o =roo!e(

+A- =art 10?

Operational Limitationserator Certi5%ation an( -e!on!ibilitie!

Air%rat -eD'irement!


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erational Limitation!

Unmanne( air%rat m'!t eig le!! tan ** lb!:

Small 'nmanne( air%rat ma not oerate o7eran er!on! not (ire%tl in7ol7e( in teoeration:

Ealigt4onl oeration! .o8%ial !'nri!e too8%ial !'n!et, lo%al time/:


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M'!t iel( rigt4o4a to oter air%rat, manne( or'nmanne(:

Vi!'al line4o4!igt .VLS/ onl2 'nai(e( b an(e7i%e oter tan %orre%ti7e len!e!:

+ir!t4er!on 7ie .+=V/ %amera %annot !ati! F!ee4

an(4a7oi( reD'irement b't %an be '!e( a! long a!reD'irement i! !ati!5e( in oter a!:

Ma '!e 7i!'al ob!er7er .V/ b't not reD'ire(:


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Ma;im'm air!ee( o 100 m .)? >not!/:

Ma;im'm altit'(e o *00 eet abo7e gro'n(le7el:

Minim'm eater 7i!ibilit o 3 mile! rom%ontrol !tation:

-eD'ire! re"igt in!e%tion b te oerator:


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no! or a! rea!on to >noo an !i%al or mental %on(ition tat o'l(interere it te !ae oeration o a !mall UAS:


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Maor =ro7i!ion! o =roo!e( =art

10?


Operator Certifcation andResponsibilitiesAir%rat -eD'irement!


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erator Certi5%ation an(

-e!on!ibilitie!

=ilot! o a !mall UAS o'l( be %on!i(ere(Foerator!:


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erator! o'l( be reD'ire( to

Be at lea!t 1? ear! ol(:

=a!! an initial aerona'ti%al >nole(ge te!t:

Be 7ette( b te Tran!ortation Se%'rit A(mini!tration:

btain an 'nmanne( air%rat oerator %erti5%ate it a!mall UAS rating .li>e e;i!ting ilot airman %erti5%ate!,

ne7er e;ire!/:

=a!! a re%'rrent aerona'ti%al >nole(ge te!t e7er #6mont!:


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erator! o'l( be reD'ire( to

Ma>e a7ailable to te +AA, 'on reD'e!t, te !mallUAS or in!e%tion or te!ting, an( an a!!o%iate((o%'ment!Jre%or(! reD'ire( to be >et 'n(er te

roo!e( r'le:

-eort an a%%i(ent to te +AA itin 10 (a! o anoeration tat re!'lt! in in'r or roert (amage:

Con('%t a re"igt in!e%tion, to in%l'(e !e%i5%air%rat an( %ontrol !tation !!tem! %e%>!, toen!'re te !mall UAS i! !ae or oeration:


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Maor =ro7i!ion! o =roo!e( =art

10?


erator Certi5%ation an( -e!on!ibilitie!

Aircrat Requirements


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+AA airortine!! %erti5%ation not reD'ire(:Koe7er, oerator m'!t maintain a !mall UAS

in %on(ition or !ae oeration an( rior to "igtm'!t in!e%t te UAS to en!'re tat it i! in a%on(ition or !ae oeration:

Air%rat -egi!tration reD'ire( .!ame

reD'irement! tat al to all oter air%rat/:


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Air%rat mar>ing! reD'ire( .!ame reD'irement!tat al to all oter air%rat/:

I air%rat i! too !mall to (i!la mar>ing! in!tan(ar( !ie, ten te air%rat !iml nee(! to(i!la mar>ing! in te large!t ra%ti%ablemanner:


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mi%roUAS .Un(er 6:6 o'n(!/

=roo!e! a mi%roUAS otion tat o'l( allo

oeration! in Cla!! G air!a%e, o7er eole notin7ol7e( in te oeration, ro7i(e( te oerator%erti5e! e or !e a! te reD'i!ite aerona'ti%al>nole(ge to erorm te oeration:


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State La! abo't (rone!

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map

$ideo

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A%a(em o Mo(el Aerona'ti%! .AMA/

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A!!o%iation or Unmanne( Vei%le S!tem! International

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Small UAV Coalition

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