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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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UAVs Laws and Legislations The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has produced an expedited certificate of authorization (COA) process for local law enforcement agencies to operate unmanned aerial vehicles. The expedited COA process is part of the FAA's reauthorization legislation - the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P. L 1 12-95) - which was signed into law by President Barack Obama on Feb. 14, 2012. Federal, state and local government entities must obtain a COA from the FAA before flying a UAV in the national airspace, the agency says( Dorr 2014). Under the streamlined process, COAs will be available for operations within a defined incident perimeter throughout an agency's jurisdiction. In addition, an automated, …show more content…

( Bureau of Counterterrorism 2013 ) The conflict of expedited certificate authorization for the operation unmanned aerial vehicles is easily assessable to act on violations of civilian rights. In the procedure of securing a certificate of authorization, there is little to no training of individuals with in local law-enforcement to act according me with in Federal or even state privacy regulations. There is also the possibility that UAVs that carry chemical sniffers could be totally unencumbered by privacy protections. (Federal Aviation Administration 2013) Although the potential contribution of UAVs to sectors such as environmental protection, law enforcement and various commercial activities is apparent, they still seem not to be ready for civilian use. This is due to several reasons, including e.g. civilian UAVs (CUAVs) requiring different technological solutions such as optimized platforms, different endurance requirements, dedicated payloads and different ground control systems. An additional important problem to be solved is the integration of UAVs in the civilian airspace, which will require the adoption of civilian airworthiness standards and proven safety features. Last but not least trust has to be created, both at the public sectors and the commercial community, that CUAVs have economic advantages ( Vanclay 2003) One of the main hyposisthist that is surrounding the inhabitation of the advantages of UAVs,

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