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November 25, 2014

Title: UAS - Not on My Land!
Topic: Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Discussed by Marc Scribner
with Competitive Enterprise Institute www.cei.org

In Texas, landowners have rights to whatever is on their land. But do they have rights to the space above their land?

The newest trend these days is drones. They seem to be everywhere! Have you seen one? Marc Scribner, with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, calls drones “Unmanned Aircraft Systems”. Regulators in the industry are having a hard time actually defining what UAS’s are. Are they like a remote control airplane? Is it UPS or the pizza delivery guy? Is it property of the government?

Marc discusses the safety issues surrounding UAS’s. As an expert on transportation, land use, and telecommunications policy issues, he says many people are concerned about the civil UAS’s – ones owned and operated by the average citizen. Their concerns are not just focused on injuries, but there are privacy issues and concerns about interference with air traffic.

So, who has the right to issue laws about UAS’s? Do we really want the government in control of this? Marc says the US is unique in regards to the FFA and its regulation over aircraft. Right now, if it is moving through the air, it is currently regulated by the FFA. Marc proposes one solution similar to Canada’s. Listen in to hear more about it!

In the last part of this segment with Marc Scribner, he explains property and privacy rights. Can just anyone fly a UAS in your backyard and spy on you? Is it legal for average citizen and companies to use UAS’s to deliver packages?

For the full article by Marc Scribner of drones and UAS’s, click [here].

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