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September 26, 2017

Airborne 09.26.17: Singer Decision, FAA Funding Defeat, ForeFlight Update

Also: ERAU Notes Pilot Shortage, Aero-Calendar, AEA East, Airline Seats, 'Be The Astronaut', Measure's Franchise, IWASM Dinner

The legal system continues to recraft the potential regulatory landscape for UAS. In a rush to try to control something they likely don't understand very well, the city of Newton, MA passed a law last December that banned drone flights below 400 feet over private and public property without the consent of the land owner, and required local registration. Now, though, that law has been overturned by a federal judge in Massachusetts, thanks to the efforts of a physician and inventor living in Newton, Dr. Michael Singer, who is also an FAA certified drone pilot. The inability of the House to pass their ill-conceived ATC Privatization bill is causing ne

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Airborne-Unmanned 09.26.17: Singer v Newton!, AUVSI Comments, UAS Football Cams

Also: GA-ASI, Women And Drones, Matternet Station, Measure Franchise, AeroVironment Enhances

The legal system continues to recraft the potential regulatory landscape for UAS. In a rush to try to control something they likely don't understand very well, the city of Newton, MA passed a law last December that banned drone flights below 400 feet over private and public property without the consent of the land owner, and required local registration. Now, though, that law has been overturned by a federal judge in Massachusetts, thanks to the efforts of a physician and inventor living in Newton, Dr. Michael Singer, who is also an FAA certified drone pilot. Singer challenged four sections of the local ordinance, representing himself. He said that the

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Hubble Captures Blistering Pitch-Black Planet

Traps 94 Percent Of Light That Falls On Its Surface

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed a planet outside our solar system that looks as black as fresh asphalt because it eats light rather than reflecting it back into space. This light-eating prowess is due to the planet's unique capability to trap at least 94 percent of the visible starlight falling into its atmosphere.