https://droneauthority.org/news/chicago-marathon-drone-tfr-october-11-2026 Drone Authority en 2026-10-05T15:14:00-05:00 Chicago Marathon day: FAA bans drones over downtown and the lakefront from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. October 11 https://droneauthority.org/news/faa-12-million-drone-research-awards-uas-test-sites-baa Drone Authority en 2026-10-05T15:13:00-05:00 FAA awards $12 million for drone research at its nine test sites https://droneauthority.org/news/wing-walmart-denver-seattle-drone-delivery-2027 Drone Authority en 2026-10-05T10:35:00-05:00 Wing and Walmart will bring drone delivery to Denver and Seattle in 2027 https://droneauthority.org/news/san-francisco-fleet-week-sacramento-airshow-drone-tfr-october-2026 Drone Authority en 2026-10-05T08:13:00-05:00 Fleet Week and the California Capital Airshow close Bay Area and Sacramento skies to drones October 8 to 11 https://droneauthority.org/news/albuquerque-balloon-fiesta-drone-tfr-october-2026 Drone Authority en 2026-10-05T07:15:00-05:00 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta flight restriction: no drones within 4 miles mornings and evenings through October 11 https://droneauthority.org/news/fcc-conditional-approval-19-foreign-drones-dronus-k500l-dock Drone Authority en 2026-10-04T10:30:00-05:00 An Italian drone dock is the 19th system exempted from the FCC Covered List under Conditional Approval https://droneauthority.org/news/zipline-texas-draft-environmental-assessment-comments-october-11 Drone Authority en 2026-10-04T10:20:00-05:00 Zipline wants up to 65,000 drone deliveries a day in each of five Texas metros, and the FAA is taking comments until October 11 https://droneauthority.org/news/multigp-championship-2026-dallas-october-15-17-preview Drone Authority en 2026-10-03T21:00:00-05:00 The MultiGP Championship races outside Dallas October 15 to 17, and spectators get in free