LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman President Donald Trump is likely to announce a proposal to privatize the nation’s air traffic control (ATC) system Monday, kicking off what the White House is calling “Infrastructure Week.” Trump is expected to push for the separation of ATC operations from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a move…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman A rogue drone embedded with a camera crashed into the stands Sunday at Petco Park, the home venue for the San Diego Padres, during the middle of a baseball game. WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCV38rSiQnk Fans gazed at the flying device as it zipped around the arena, even getting very…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Parents in California were almost imprisoned when they boarded their plane in April, after officials threatened to charge them with federal offenses and place their two infants in foster care. Employees (either of the airport, Delta Air Lines, or both) notified Brian Schear that he and his…
By Thomas Phippen Three British companies — Blighter Surveillance Systems, Chess Dynamics and Enterprise Control Systems — are teaming up with American Liteye Systems, Inc. to demo the technology at undisclosed airports in the U.S., according to a press release from the FAA. “Government and industry share responsibility for keeping the skies safe,” Senior Advisor on UAS…
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) has introduced an amendment known as the Arming All Pilots Act to encourage pilots to enroll in the Federal Flight Deck Officer (FDDO) program. It would increase training opportunities for pilots by increasing the number of training facilities used for initial and recurrent training, including firearms re-qualification. In addition, the amendment would require…
Kathryn Watson Federal Aviation Administration officials are missing more than $32.5 million in taxpayer-funded property, according to a new Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General report. That’s about 15,000 pieces of property each of which is worth $100,000 or less, and could be anything from computers to utility vehicles. The agency responsible for regulating…
DEER TRAIL, CO– In a small mountain town of around 600 people, an idea to allow residents to shoot down drones from their private property was introduced by 49-year-old welding inspector Phillip Steel last summer. Steel described the notion as a “call to all who love peace and freedom to stand up and resist all…