The Federal Aviation Administration's new $5 billion, air traffic control system does not take drones into account despite a legislative mandate from Congress, reports Adam Clark Estes in Gizmodo: "'We didn't understand the magnitude to which (drones) would be an oncoming tidal wave, something that must be dealt with, and quickly,' said Ed Bolton, the agency's assistant administrator for NextGen. But—and this is a big 'but'—Congress specifically ordered the FAA to take drones into account." Hardware and software for the new system have been installed without providing any support for regulating and monitoring drone traffic, and it may be too late to turn course, Estes adds.
Lawyer and Legal Journalist
