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Stadium aerial view at dusk with concentric airspace restriction rings overlaid, an inactive drone on the ground in foreground, distant aircraft silhouette

June 8, 2026 · regulatory

LAANC Will Not Save You Inside a World Cup TFR. Here Is What Part 107 Operators Should Actually Do Before June 11.

With FIFA World Cup 2026 kickoff three days away, the FAA's stadium TFRs, fan-event TFRs, and DETER enforcement program take effect in 11 host cities. LAANC authorization does not exempt Part 107 or recreational...

Long-endurance commercial drone over rural North Dakota farmland and oil and gas infrastructure at dusk, with ground radar and command-and-control tower in the foreground

June 5, 2026 · regulatory

Vantis Just Issued the First Aircraft-Agnostic BVLOS Waiver: What North Dakota's 5,000-Square-Mile Network Means for Operators Waiting on Part 108

Commercial drone operating over an outdoor stadium at dusk with broadcast compound and crowd visible below

June 4, 2026 · regulatory

Part 108 Hits Stadiums Next: What Sports, Broadcast, and Event Operators Should Document Before the Final Rule

BVLOS commercial drone operating in low-altitude airspace with general aviation traffic at dusk

June 3, 2026 · regulatory

Part 108's Hidden Fight: Who Carries the Residual Risk When BVLOS Scales

Autonomous public safety drone climbing from a rooftop dock above a university campus at dusk with a city skyline in the background

May 25, 2026 · public-safety

Vanderbilt's Campus DFR Goes Live: What a Skydio X10 Program at a Class B Doorstep Means for Public Safety Operators

Mixed civil and military airspace over a northern plains test range at dusk with a small UAS, manned aircraft contrail, and ground sensor mast

May 21, 2026 · regulatory

Project ULTRA and Federal USS: FAA and DoW Just Reframed Counter-UAS as an Airspace Management Problem

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About Wesley Alexander

Former ScanEagle Commercial Chief Test Pilot at Boeing's Insitu subsidiary. FAA Published Author. UAS Designated Pilot Examiner. With 25+ years in aviation spanning international airline training, eVTOL flight test development at MightyFly, and pioneering commercial UAS operations, I bring unparalleled expertise to every engagement.