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DronesandtheLawIntroduction
FAA’sRegulationsvs.Congress’Legislation
RecreationalUsevs.AcademicUse
PrivatePropertyvs.PublicAirspace
FlyinginClassBAirspace
WorkingwithMassPort
HelpfulResources
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IntroductionWhoarewe&whatdowedo
http://sites.bu.edu/tclc
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Definitions• UAS=unmannedaircraftsystem
o Includesaircraft&equipmentnecessaryforsafe&efficientoperation
o Unmannedaircraftisdefinedas“anaircraftthatisoperatedwithoutthepossibilityofdirecthumaninterventionfromwithinorontheaircraft”
• Modelaircraft(Part101)
• sUAS =smallunmannedaircraftsystem(Part107)
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FAA’sRegulationsvs.Congress’LegislationWhatarethey&whathappenswhentheyareinconflict
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FAAAuthorityforRulemaking• Historically:
o 1926– AirCommerceActo 1938– CivilAeronauticsActo 1958– FederalAviationAct(newindependentbody)o 1967– FAAchangeditsnametoFederalAviationAdministrationo 2012– FAAModernizationandReformAct
• FAAisinchargeofpromulgatingregulations:(1)Toensurethesafetyofaircraftandtheefficientuseofairspace;and(2)Togoverntheflightofaircraftforpurposesofnavigating,protectingandidentifyingaircraft,andprotectingindividualsandpropertyontheground.
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ModelAircraft
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ModelAircraft– Part101(e)• CongressspecificallyprohibitedFAAfrommakingnewrules
for“modelaircrafts,”or“aircraftsbeingdevelopedasmodelaircrafts,”thatmeetfollowingcriteria:o Flownstrictlyforhobbyandrecreationaluseo Operatedaccordingtocommunity-basedsafetyguidelines*o Nomorethan55lbs (unlesscertified)o Doesnotinterferewithmannedaircrafto Whenflownwithin5mi.ofairport,priornoticeofoperationgiven
WHAT (physical)– HOW (protocol)– WHY (intent)
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FAAvs.CongressAllAircrafts
UAS’sModelAircraft
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ModelAircraft• Modelaircraftsthatdonot meetpart101(modelaircraft)
criteriaaredeemed“smallunmannedaircrafts”underpart107andaresubjecttothenewFAAregulations,andpotentiallyfuturerulemakingactions
• FAA’sattemptto“takeback”modelaircrafts:• Publicsafetyconcerns• Registrationrequirements
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FAAvs.CongressAllAircrafts
UAS’sModelAircraft
Okay,but...1. Publicsafety2. Registration
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FAA’sEnforcementAuthority:PublicSafety
• ModelaircraftexemptiondoesnotlimitFAA’sauthoritytopursueenforcementactionagainstmodelaircraftsthat“endangerthesafetyofthenationalairspacesystem(NAS)”o CongressspecificallyrecognizedFAA'sexistingauthoritytotake
enforcementactiontoprotectsafetyofNASo Remember:FAAischargedwithpromulgatingregulationsforflightof
aircrafttoprotectevenpeopleandpropertyontheground
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FAA’sEnforcementAuthority:Registration
• TheFAAasksthatyou:o Markallaircraftwithyournumberbeforeoperationo Makethenumbervisiblewithoutusingtools(youmaymarkit
insidebatterycompartmentifaccessible)o Youmayuseanymethodtoaffixnumberthatensuresit
remainsvisible,includingpermanentmarker,label,orengraving
o YoumusthaveyourFAAregistrationcertificateinyourpossessionwhenoperatingyourunmannedaircraft
NOTE:theFAAdoesnotrequireregistrationifyou’resolelyflyingindoors
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InterpretationofSpecialRuleforModelAircraft
TheFAAstatesthatthefollowingrulesstillapplytomodelaircraftuse:o Prohibitionsoncarelessorrecklessoperationanddroppingobjectsso
astocreatehazardtopersonsorpropertyo Right-of-wayrulesforconvergingaircrafto Operatinginparticularclassofairspaceo Operationsinareascoveredbytemporaryflightrestrictions*and
noticestoairmen
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BottomLineSinceFAAisstillconsideringspecificmeaningof“modelaircraft”inseparateregulatoryaction,ithaslimiteditsrulemakingsimply toenforcementofoperationsthatendangerNASsafety
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RecreationalUsevs.AcademicUseHowareusesdefinedandwhatdotheymean
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Istheuserecreational?
Isitacademic?
Isiteducational?
Isitforresearch?
YESIsitcommercial?
NO
YES
YESModelAircraft(Part101)
NO
YESsUAS
(Part107)
NO
Isitforfun/hobby?
?
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AcademicUseofDrones:EducationorResearch?
• Currently,unmannedaircraftsusedforresearch purposesareNOTexemptfromFAAregulationso UnderPart107,sUAS operationsforresearchdonotqualifyfor
Congress’modelaircraftstatutoryexception
• Commenterviewsfromtheacademiccommunity:o UASAmericaFund:Makespecialallowanceforoperationsthatdonot
meetallofthecriteriaformodelaircraftbutareconductedforresearchpurposes
o PrincetonUniversity:Universitiesshouldbeabletoobtain“EducationalUASLicense”
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AcademicUseofDrones:EducationorResearch?
• However,FAAissuedmemoranduminMayexplainingthatitwouldconsidercertain educationaloperationsas"hobbyorrecreational"usewhichisexemptfromFAAregulationso Studentuse:studentsmayoperateUAS’stofurthertheiraviation-
relatededucationateducationalinstitution,providedthatstudentis(1)notcompensated,or(2)anycompensationreceivedisneitherdirectlynorincidentallyrelatedtothatperson'soperationofaircraftatsuchevents
o Facultyuse:allowsfor"deminimis"UASusebyfacultyduringstudentcoursework,butonlywhenfacultymember'shands-onuseofdronewouldbe"secondary"tolessonstaught§ ThiswouldnotapplytocourseforUASflightinstruction
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sUAS:Part107(NEW!)Pilotrequirements:• Mustbeatleast16yearsold• MustpassinitialaeronauticalknowledgetestatFAA-
approvedknowledgetestingcenter• MustbevettedbyTransportationSafetyAdministration(TSA)
Aircraftrequirements:• Lessthan55lbs• Mustberegistered
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sUAS:Part107(NEW!)OperatingRules:• ClassGairspace*• Mustkeeptheaircraftinsight(visualline-of-sight)*• Mustflyunder400feet*• Mustflyduringtheday*• Mustflyatorbelow100mph*• Mustyieldrightofwaytomannedaircraft*• MustNOTflyoverpeople*• MustNOTflyfromamovingvehicle*
*subjecttowaiver
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sUAS:RemotePilotTraining• KnowledgeTestingCenterschargeapproximately$150to
peopleseekingtotakeaeronauticalknowledgetest
• StudymaterialsincludetheAirmanCertificationStandards(ACS)forUnmannedAircraftSystems,theRemotePilotStudyGuide,andonlinesamplequestions
• Afterpassingtest,youmustcompleteFAAAirmanCertificateand/orRatingApplicationtoreceiveyourcertificate(validatedw/in10days)
• Evenifyoualreadyhavepilotcertificateissuedunderpart61,youstillneedtoobtainremotepilotcertificatetoflysUAS
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MIT“House”RulesTheMITOfficeofGeneralCounsel(OGC)iswillingtoworkwithstudentUAVpilotsinterestedinflyingonMITproperty.TalktocounselReginaDuganformoreinformation.
MITEnvironmentalHealth&Safety(EH&S)alsohasresourcesforon-campusdroneflight,andalternativesforflightplansthatmaybelimitedbyFAArules.
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PrivatePropertyvs.PublicAirspaceWheredoesoneend&theotherbegin
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PrivatePropertyvs.PublicAirspace
• FederalgovernmentclaimsexclusivesovereigntyofU.S.airspace
• CongressdelegatedtoFAAtheabilitytodefine“navigableairspace”andtheauthoritytoregulate“navigableairspace”ofaircraftbyregulationorordero However,theboundariesofthatairspaceremainunclear
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Formativecase:CausbyU.S.v.Causby,328U.S.256 (1946)• Providedguidanceonwhereprivatepropertyrightsto
airspaceendandnavigableairspacebegins• Determinedthat“navigableairspace”isairspaceabove
minimumsafealtitudesofflightprescribedbyCAA• “Theairspace,apartfromthe
immediatereachesabovetheland,ispartofthepublicdomain.Weneednotdetermineatthistimewhatthosepreciselimits
• are.”o a.k.a.stillunresolvedareaoflaw
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Causby• Didnotclarifywhathappensbetween83feet(whichwasout
ofnavigableairspace)and500feet(stillpresumablywithinnavigableairspace)
• Post-Causby, Congressredefined“navigableairspace”:airspaceatandabovetheminimumflightaltitudesprescribedbyorunderthischapter,includingairspaceneededforsafetakeoffandlanding
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FAAPerspective• FAAarguesthatit“hasauthoritytoregulateaircraftinU.S.
Airspace”atanyaltitude
• BecausefederallawstatesthatFAA“shalldevelopplansandpolicyfortheuseofthenavigableairspaceandassignbyregulationorordertheuseoftheairspacenecessarytoensurethesafetyofaircraftandtheefficientuseofairspace”
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FutureCaseMayResolveIssue• Boggsv.Meredith- caseinWesternDistrictCourtof
Kentucky whereBoggsisseekingtohavethedistrictcourtdeclarewhatnavigableairspaceiso Firstcasedealingwithhowlowadronecanflylegallyover
people’spropertyo LastbriefingofthecasewasinJuneandsothisisonetolookoutfor.o Note:Thecourtdidnotactuallygettothesubstantivequestionat
handbecauseitgotcaughtuponjurisdictionalgrounds(i.e.whetherthecasecouldcomeforwardinthefirstplace).
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FlyinginClassBAirspaceWhatareClassBrestrictions
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ClassBAirspace• “[T]hatairspacefromthesurfaceto10,000feetMSL
surroundingthenation'sbusiestairportsintermsofIFRoperationsorpassengerenplanements”
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ClassBAirspace
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BravoAirspacesUAS:14CFR§ 107.41Operationincertainairspace.
NopersonmayoperateasmallunmannedaircraftinClassB,ClassC,orClassDairspaceorwithinthelateralboundariesofthesurfaceareaofClassEairspacedesignatedforanairportunlessthatpersonhaspriorauthorizationfromAirTrafficControl(ATC).
Modelaircraft:14CFR§ 101.43EndangeringtheSafetyoftheNationalAirspaceSystem
Nopersonmayoperatemodelaircraftsoastoendangerthesafetyofthenationalairspacesystem.
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WorkingwithMassPortHow&wherecanIflyinMassachusetts
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WheretoFly• FAAhasmobileappcalledB4UFLYtohelprecreationalUAS
operatorsknowwhetherthereareanyrestrictionsorrequirementswheretheywanttoflyo Importantnote:thisappusesstatutemiles,notnauticalmiles!
• Formoreinformation,seealsohttps://www.faa.gov/uas/where_to_fly/
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WheretoFly:B4UFly
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WheretoFly:B4UFly• Ifapp’sstatusindicatoris
red,userisincontrolled(ClassesB,C,D,orE)airspaces- forexample,BUSchoolofLaw
• Ifapp’sstatusindicatorisyellow,userisinuncontrolled(ClassG)airspace- forexample,TheMITDome
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HowtoNotifyAirports• AccordingtoFAA,youmust
contactanyairports—includingheliportsandsea-basedairports—and airtrafficcontroltowerswithin5statutemilesofyourproposedareaofoperations
• AlsoaccordingtoFAA,RequestaWaiver/AirspaceAuthorizationmayonlybedonesoonline
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HowtoNotifyAirports• ApplicantsshouldsubmittheirwaiverrequeststoFAAas
earlyaspossible;processingtimedependsoncomplexityofrequest;howeveragencystrivestorespondwithin90days
• “[A]nairportoperatorcanobjecttotheproposeduseofamodelaircraftwithinfivemilesofanairportiftheproposedactivitywouldendangerthesafetyoftheairspace.”
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HowtoNotifyAirports• “However,theairportoperatorcannotprohibitorprevent
themodelaircraftoperatorfromoperatingwithinfivemilesoftheairport.”
• UnsafeflyinginspiteoftheobjectionofanairportoperatormaybeevidencethattheoperatorwasendangeringthesafetyoftheNationalAirspaceSystem• Andthefinesaresubstantial!• ConsideringflightclosetoLogan?Cometotalktousfirst!
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HelpfulResourcesIhavemorequestionsand/orIamcurioustolearnmore
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HelpfulResources• http://www.faa.gov/
• https://www.massport.com/logan-airport/drone-information/
• http://knowbeforeyoufly.org/
• ContactOGC&EHSaboutMIT’srules
• ComevisitusduringourMITofficehours!
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