Last week, the FAA released its Updated Fact Sheet (2023) on State and Local Regulation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).   In the eight years since the last Fact Sheet from the FAA, many states and localities have introduced drone legislation. While some measures were positive and supportive of industry, others were far-reaching and encroaching on federal authorities.  

Every few years, a remarkable opportunity comes along in our democracy, whereby the people who are affected by certain regulations have the opportunity to weigh in on how those regulations are designed.  

The second annual Law-Tech Connect Workshop was co-located at XPONENTIAL 2023, where it connected and informed all involved in uncrewed systems (C-Suite, operators, engineers, attorneys, academics, students, etc.) in a dynamic one-day session of techno-legal content. Topics included global drone regulations, artificial intelligence policy, public-private partnership legal authorities, the law of the air/land/sea, intellectual property, privacy law and more. P3 Tech Consulting will be streaming the first episode of a free ongoing monthly Law-Tech Connect series from XPONENTIAL 2023.

In June, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) will host their annual AIAA AVIATION Forum. AIAA is the world’s largest aerospace professional society, and the 2023 AIAA AVIATION Forum is the only event that covers the entire integrated spectrum of aviation business, research, development, and technology.