[Editors] Editors meeting minutes - drone photographs

[William T. G. Litant]

Regarding the Editor’s Club minutes item about CPS flying a UAV to photographic the campus, one would hope CPS adhered to FAA guidelines (FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 ), which includes a requirement that when a UAV (“drone”) is flown within five miles of an airport (in this case, Logan and several heliports) the operator must notify the airport operator as well as the aircraft control tower. This is the aircraft is flown as a hobby/recreational vehicle. Any other use requires FAA authorization. See http://www.faa.gov/uas/publications/model_aircraft_operators/

Note also http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2014/11/24/schumer-says-near-collisions-show-need-for-drone-rules/XT64YyuiwMC06jglq0YX1N/story.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/investigative/2014/06/23/close-encounters-with-small-drones-on-rise/

As you might expect, this is an issue of ongoing concern for our department.

Best,
Bill

William Litant
communications director
Aeronautics and Astronautics Department
33-240
Mass. Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139 USA

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