Three Lawyers and a Drone

On this episode of Three Lawyers and a Drone, hosts Sean McGowan, Tyler Black and Mike Deutsch go international: they are joined by Arthur Frisch and Robert Seeding, co-founds of Fli Drone, a Bahamian company that offers drone delivery services to businesses, homes, private islands and yachts.

This week on Three Lawyers and a Drone, Sean McGowan, Tyler Black and Mike Deutsch are joined by Tomislav Žigo, Vice President of Virtual Design and Construction at Clayco, a full-service real estate, architecture, engineering and construction firm. Tomislav provides insight on the increased use of drones in the construction industry.

For the first episode of 2020, Three Lawyers and a Drone sat down with drone photographer Justin Barr, who is well known in the greater St. Louis area for his impressive Instagram account @STL_from_Above, which features stunning photography and video from high above the city.

In this episode, Three Lawyers and a Drone host their first guest: Andrew Elefant. Andrew is the Director of Legal and Policy at Kittyhawk, an enterprise drone software company based in San Francisco.

In this episode of Three Lawyers and a Drone, we discuss the controversial topic of drone usage by law enforcement. As aerial technology evolves, drones offer numerous uses to law enforcement and governmental entities — they also raise numerous questions.

We cover the basic requirements that must be met before using a drone for business purposes under the FAA’s Small UAS Regulations, including piloting requirements; operating rules; and documentation requirements, including waivers and proof of training/certification.

We cover a number of tips for first-time drone flyers, including how and why you should register your UAS with the FAA, federal and local airspace restrictions and insurance issues related to any damage or injury that might be caused by your drone flight.

We discuss high-profile drone disruptions at airports, FAA efforts to prevent disruptions and require remote identification, and tech efforts to detect and counter unmanned aircraft.