MICROCOPTERS, DRONES, LAW & COURT

1st official court ruling is bad news for FAA.

http://www.aeriographer.com/court-ruling-commercial-drones-completely-legal-faa-silent/

Well, it is 2014 and they were suppose to have all regulations establishes by the end of 2013.

This was just a test case. Another judge could rule the exact opposite. IMO the FAA will regroup and formulate formal rules which will be codified into the Code of Federal Regulations. I do think both recreational and commercial drones should be exempt from FAA regulation when under a certain size, range, and payload. Any property or personal injury should be a civil court matter.

I can see them doing something similar to ultralight aircraft as far as altitude and distance from people or structures. Without some kind of restrictions every disaster, fire, protest etc will have the air full of them making a new accident very likely. I would not be surprised to see liability insurance required. I've flown jet fighters, hanggliders, sky dived, remote sail planes, remote powered aircraft and now a quad copter. There needs to be something to control urban use.

In Italy from April you'll need an insurance if you own a drone.

http://www.tomshw.it/cont/news/assicurazione-sui-droni-obbligatoria-dal-30-aprile/53812/1.html

(Sorry guys, it's in Italian, but you can use google translate, if interested...)

In Germany you need insurance and a permit for any commercial use of remote aircrafts. Permits are €200 per day. And yes, ANY photography or video is considered commercial, even if you never intend to show it someone else.