Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the airline industry and aviation safety. Although the FAA's safety guidelines call for flying drones below 400 feet ...

A recent court decision nullified the FAA's small UAS (drone) registration requirement, leading to questions about the collected $5 registration fees. The FAA has collected approximately $4 million ...

Economist Milton Friedman was onto something when he said that “[o]ne of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.”[1] Because of its severe ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- A Discovery Bay man was found guilty of making false statements to the Federal Aviation Administration on pilot medical certification forms, according to the U.S. Attorney's ...

Do you have a drone on your wish list? There's some government red tape to be aware of. Beginning Monday, owners of recreational drones must register their devices with the Federal Aviation ...

Being a drone owner requires a few things. You need decent amount of cash if you want the high-end hardware, along with the patience and willingness to learn how to actually fly the thing. As of 2015, ...

Nonprofit organization TechFreedom filed a petition against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week over the FAA’s regulatory requirement of the registration and $5 fee for drone hobbyists ...

Hey, FAA, where's my $5? I'm a law-abiding citizen. So when the FAA decided in 2015 that all drone pilots flying drones weighing less than 55 pounds (but more than 9 ounces) had to register them, I ...

A Discovery Bay man was found guilty of making false statements to the Federal Aviation Administration on pilot medical certification forms, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Nicholas King ...

Good news for drone hobbyists who were noble enough to register their aircrafts but could really use $5 right about now: The US Federal Aviation Administration is refunding registration fees and ...

A drone is flown for recreational purposes in the sky above Old Bethpage, New York, Sept. 5, 2015. Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images So the FAA’s new mandatory drone-registration program has been ...

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a warning to drone hobbyists not to be trapped by schemes offering to register their drones, for which the companies charge fees up to $150.00. The FAA's ...