EASY TO READ & USE. This book was written to be a useful resource for hobbyists, lawyers, professors, businessmen, or anyone wanting to know what is going on legally to integrate what are called unmanned aircraft, “drones,” or remotely piloted aircraft into the United States’ airspace. While many individuals have been talking about the Fourth Amendment concerns with unmanned government aircraft (public unmanned aircraft), this book does not focus on those privacy concerns. This book will give an overview about unmanned aircraft and then explore their uses. Finally, this book will dive into the statutes, regulations, and policy statements surrounding unmanned aircraft.

CONVENIENT CHART ON RECREATIONAL DRONE RULES. The FAA has listed in multiple locations guidance for recreational flyers. Jonathan Rupprecht, Esq. has compiled them into one chart listing out what the FAA has said about how recreational drone flyers should operate. NOTE: This book has not been updated since February 2015 and the FAA recently updated Advisory Circular 91-57 to AC 91-57A.

402 SOURCES CITED! This book has 402 citations and was last updated on February 10, 2015.

PERFECT TEXTBOOK. This book was written to be used in classrooms and is currently being used at universities. The back part of the book has discussion questions for each chapter that are open-ended. This is specifically designed to be easy for teachers to use so as to foster discussion and critical thinking with their students.

EXPERIENCED AUTHOR. Jonathan Rupprecht is a drone attorney and a commercial pilot with single-engine, multi-engine, and instrument ratings. He is also an airplane flight instructor and instrument flight instructor. Newsweek, Politico, NPR, Marketwatch, The Independent, Motherboard, and many other sources have cited or quoted him. Jonathan obtained a B.S. from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Magna Cum Laude, and a J.D. from Florida International University School of Law. He co-authored a legal treatise on unmanned aircraft that is published by the American Bar Association. Jonathan is currently practicing law at his firm Rupprecht Law, P.A. (www.jrupprechtlaw.com) in Florida and is open to any comments or questions at jon@jrupprechtlaw.com

“This book is an interesting read and worth the investment.”
-Patrick Egan, Host and Executive Producer of the sUAS News Podcast Series and Drone TV at sUAS News, worked on the first FAA Aviation Rules Committee on UAS. www.suasnews.com

“A comprehensive field guide to hunting UAV law in the wild west of unmanned systems.”
-Timothy Takahashi, J.D./Ph.D, Professor of Practice - Aerospace Engineering, School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University

“In the current state of UAS policy, operators have confusing and sometimes conflicting information. Jonathan provides clear guidance for the safe and legal operation of UAS in the current state of affairs. The FAA process is demystified. As the CEO of a UAS integration company, I recommend this book to clients, colleagues, and anyone interested in operating UAS in a safe and legal manner.”
-Brock Christoval, CEO & Founder of Flyspan Systems, Inc.www.flyspansystems.com, @Flyspan

“Great book with tons of sources! I will definitely use this book as a resource of sources for building and managing training and operational programs in the future. It is extremely helpful to have good resources when creating programs of instruction, technical manuals, and other relevant documentation for UAS programs I am managing.”
-Nicholas Damron, U.S. Army UAS Instructor (8 years of flight training and operational experience). www.linkedin.com/in/theunmannedadvocate @Unmanned_Adv