An advisory board member of a company that would benefit from local regulation argues in favor of said regulation.
Any state or local regulation of airspace, even close to the ground airspace, will ultimately come down to the FAA having to defend its turf. Meaning all locally and state enacted regs are still superseded by the FAAs authority. So stuff can be passed.But whether any of it will stand will depend on the outcome of the inevitable case that goes before the US Supreme Court to decide the extent of the FAAs jurisdiction. No state or local laws have been challenged in such a way yet. So the opinions of these peeps are useful, but it will ultimately be decided in the courts.
State, local and tribal authority is vital to realizing the full potential of the drone economy
By Reggie Govan
Point-counterpoint article by AirMap's advisory board member Reggie Govan and CTA's Doug Johnson, regarding local regulatory authority over drones:
Any state or local regulation of airspace, even close to the ground airspace, will ultimately come down to the FAA having to defend its turf. Meaning all locally and state enacted regs are still superseded by the FAAs authority. So stuff can be passed.But whether any of it will stand will depend on the outcome of the inevitable case that goes before the US Supreme Court to decide the extent of the FAAs jurisdiction. No state or local laws have been challenged in such a way yet. So the opinions of these peeps are useful, but it will ultimately be decided in the courts.
State, local and tribal authority is vital to realizing the full potential of the drone economy
By Reggie Govan
Point-counterpoint article by AirMap's advisory board member Reggie Govan and CTA's Doug Johnson, regarding local regulatory authority over drones: