Originally Posted by
rgburrill
Though you might be interested - seems to be on topic:
"WASHINGTON – The Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) held its second meeting on January 31 in Reno, NV. The DAC is an RTCA Federal Advisory Committee comprised of executives who represent a wide array of stakeholders including: unmanned aircraft manufacturers and operators, traditional aviation groups, labor organizations, radio and navigation equipment manufacturers, airport operators, state and local government officials, and academia.
During the meeting, the committee reviewed three draft tasking statements: (1) the roles and responsibilities of federal, state, and local governments in regulating and enforcing drone laws; (2) technological and regulatory mechanisms that would allow drone operators to gain access to the airspace beyond what the agency currently permits under the Small UAS Rule; and (3) funding to offset the cost of supporting unmanned aircraft integration into the nation’s airspace."
Good info, particularly the part you added emphasis to. I feel that the fed should be regulating and enforcing drone laws, not state and local authorities (except in cases where a drone is used in committing a violation of local/state statutes normally under their purview). I think we would be closer to that condition but for the meddling of one private agency in the efforts of the fed to perform their job. The longer the fed is impeded from doing that job they are chartered to do, the more regulation will come from state and local entities.