Professor Bill Allen, a former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter, is teaching a three-hour course titled "Science Investigative Reporting: Drone Journalism." The class is using drones made by the school's engineering department. http://gatewayjr.org/2013/02/05/lawmaker-concerned-about-using-drones-to-col lect-news/ To fly a drone in US National Air Space (NAS), requires FAA licensing, which includes certification that the drone is safe, and that it is flown by someone who has a pilot's license. I do not see U of Missouri on list of authorized drone licensees which EFF found out from FAA via FOIA. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/04/faa-releases-its-list-drone-certificat es-leaves-many-questions-unanswered They keep adding to the list, so maybe UM is on a list I have not yet seen. If flying exclusively indoors, drones do not need FAA licensing. I am sure that as soon as someone is caught flying a drone inside Congress, White House, a Legislature, Court Building, or other official site, this loophole will be altered. Al Mac (WOW) = Alister William Macintyre _______________________________________________ drone-list mailing list drone-list@lists.stanford.edu Should you need to change your subscription options, please go to: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/drone-list If you would like to receive a daily digest, click "yes" (once you click above) next to "would you like to receive list mail batched in a daily digest?" You will need the user name and password you receive from the list moderator in monthly reminders. Should you need immediate assistance, please contact the list moderator. ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org">leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com http://postbiota.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE