Regulations and Government
Groups Protest Push for Commercial UAS Ops Regulation
The groups fear the amendment would pave the way for thousands of state and local government to impose their own restrictions on commercial UAS ops.

Ten aviation organizations are appealing to U.S. lawmakers to block an effort that would open the door to state and local regulation commercial unmanned aircraft operations. The organizations, representing manufacturers, carriers, pilots, the helicopter community, and the UAS community, among others, wrote to members of the U.S. Senate this week expressing opposition to an amendment that is expected to be offered to comprehensive FAA reauthorization legislation from Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah).


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