Story ID: 491Global Aerospace
Bringing Drone Legalities Down to Earth
By: James Careless
Caption: Global Aerospace and Dentons collaborated on white paper that addresses drone insurance and legal issues.
Word Count: 313
SEQ CHAPTER \h \r 1As drones catch on with the business community, companies without flying experience are seeking third-party piloting providers to fly their drones for them. But how can they do this legally, and what are the insurance ramifications of using drones?

These and other issues are tackled in the white paper “Contracting With and Between UAS Operators” published by insurance provider Global Aerospace (Booth C11612) and Dentons, a law firm specializing in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) or drones as they are popularly known. The white paper reviews a number of important questions that companies should consider when contracting drone services. It also summarizes some of the legal issues that arise when interacting with and within the drone community.

“We receive inquiries every day from our clients and others around drone use,” said Chris Proudlove, senior vice president and manager of the Northeast regional office and UAS risks for Global Aerospace. “This paper tackles the key issues companies have raised around the safe, legal use of drones.”

“The explosive growth of the UAS industry makes it critical that providers and users of drone services focus on risk allocation and management,” added Dentons partner Mark Dombroff. “This white paper shines a spotlight on those areas.”

Specific topics covered in the white paper include dealing with the current regulatory environment; the top 10 things to ask a prospective drone service company, and how legally enforceable contracts can help protect drone manufacturers, operators and users. The white paper is available free of charge at www.global-aero.com/contracting-with-and-between-uas-operators/.

NBAA is well aware that there is keen interest in drones among its members, and small UAS used for business aviation purposes was addressed at a session held on Tuesday at NBAA 2015. The session focused on how companies can integrate small UAS into their flight departments.