Evolving Law on Airport Implications by Unmanned Aerial Systems
2017

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TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Legal Research Digest 32: Evolving Law on Airport Implications by Unmanned Aerial Systems provides guidance to enhance understanding of the basic legal and operational issues presented by civil unmanned aerial systems (UAS), and evaluates best practices for managing these issues. The digest covers background on UAS uses, applications, regulations, and definitions, leading to operations within the National Airspace System (NAS), the issues of federalism as it relates to local and state laws, tort law implications, operations at airports, and best practices for airport operators.

Appendix B—Guidance and Policy Documents

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Appendix I—Summary of Interviews and Poll Results

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96 pages · 8.5 x 11 · paperback
ISBN Paperback: 0-309-44659-7
ISBN Ebook: 0-309-46727-6
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/24932

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LEGAL RESEARCH DIGEST 32: EVOLVING LAW ON AIRPORT IMPLICATIONS BY UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS 1-1
CONTENTS 2-2
I. INTRODUCTION 3-3
II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND: CURRENT UAS DEVELOPMENT, USES, AND APPLICATIONS 4-12
III. UAS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: LEGAL AUTHORITY TO FLY 13-19
IV. THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM 20-32
V. DRONE FEDERALISM AND PREEMPTION (GENERALLY) 33-39
VI. UAS AND TORT LAW: STATE POLICE POWERS 40-44
VII. UAS AND AIRPORTS 45-55
VIII. BEST PRACTICES 56-58
IX. INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE 59-61
X. CONCLUSION 62-63
Appendix A Glossary of Terms 64-67
Appendix B Guidance and Policy Documents 68-68
Appendix C FAA Frequently Asked Questions:*General 69-71
Appendix D FAA Frequently Asked Questions: Airports, Airspace, and UAS Facility Maps 72-74
Appendix E Model UAS Ordinance* 75-78
Appendix F Sample UAS Insurance Application and Operator Report Form 79-85
Appendix G Sample Agreement for UAV Use 86-88
Appendix H Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: Orders and Instructions 89-92
Appendix I Summary of Interviews and Poll Results 93-100

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Evolving Law on Airport Implications by Unmanned Aerial Systems (2017)

Chapter: LEGAL RESEARCH DIGEST 32: EVOLVING LAW ON AIRPORT IMPLICATIONS BY UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS

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