What we cover
Drone Authority reports on the rules, aircraft, and industry decisions that affect people who fly in the United States: FAA and FCC actions, federal and state law, court cases, public-safety programs, delivery operations, and new aircraft.
Sourcing
We report from the primary record first. That means the FAA and FCC documents themselves, the Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations, court dockets, state statutes and session laws, agency reports, and company announcements. Other outlets' coverage is cited only to credit them or to point to something we could not obtain directly, and we say so.
Every report lists its sources at the bottom, with links.
Verification
Numbers, dates, names, and quotations are checked against the source document before publication. Legal deadlines are checked against the rules that move them, such as weekends and federal holidays. Law pages carry the date they were last checked against their primary sources.
Attribution
Claims made by a manufacturer, agency, or company stay attributed to them. Company-reported figures, such as delivery times or order counts, are labeled as company figures, not presented as independent findings.
Updates and corrections
When a story develops, we add a dated update note at the top instead of quietly rewriting it. When we get something wrong, we correct the page and add a dated correction note that says what changed. Report an error on our corrections page or at corrections@droneauthority.org.
Independence
News reports carry no affiliate links. Gear guides may, and they are disclosed. No company pays for coverage, placement, or a ranking. Our disclosure page explains how the site is funded.
Images
Press and agency images are credited to their source. Illustrative images are not presented as the specific aircraft, place, or person in a story.
Who is responsible
Reports are written and edited by Joel Kelly, Drone Authority's founder and an FAA-certificated remote pilot. Business and coverage inquiries go through our contact page.