Also: National Defense Authorization Act, Laguna Beach Regs, Sporty's Drone Study Buddy

A curious, if not confusing, new bill authored by a bipartisan mix of Senators pretty much wants to do away with Federal preemption and give state and local governments the power to regulate drones flying under 200 feet AGL...

The chaos potential, of course, is huge. Senators Tom Cotton, Dianne Feinstein, Mike Lee and Richard Blumenthal have introduced the Drone Federalism Act. The Senators errantly insist that in the timeframe between September 2015 to September 2016, nearly 1,500 drone incidents were reported. Mind you, such reports have previously been picked apart elsewhere and by a number of authorities. The makers of the Splash Drone have introduced the Splash Drone 3 on Kickstarter with two different versions of the floating drone. The "Auto" variant of the aircraft features a 4K waterproof camera that can take video underwater ... albeit only a few inches deep. The "Fisherman" edition will carry a payload of up to 2.5 pounds, allowing anglers to "drop...  bait further than you could ever imagine." And finally... there’s even more potential drone legislation to worry about... A draft bill making the rounds in Congress would give the federal government the ability to track, take control of, and if ‘necessary’ -- destroy any drone it deems a security threat. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of the AMA Drone Report!!!

AMA Drone Report 06.01.17 is chock full of info in this Weekly News Episode, Thursday, June 1st, 2017... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Hosts Brianne Cross, Christopher Odom, and Laura Hutson, and is supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalist Tom Patton, this episode covers:

• Senators Introduce New Federal Drone Legislation 
• New Waterproof Drone Pitched On Kickstarter
• New Drone Rules Proposed As Part Of The National Defense Authorization Act
• Internet Filmmaker Under FAA Investigation
• Laguna Beach Passes Revised Drone Ordinance
• Sporty's Drone Study Buddy - Remote Pilot Test Prep (Online)

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