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PART 108: PENDING OIRA REVIEW • RIN 2120-AL82 • BEYOND 2: UP TO 8 NEW PARTICIPANTS • REMOTE ID: ACTIVE ENFORCEMENT • PACKAGE DELIVERY PEA: RECORD OF DECISION SIGNED • LAANC / AIRSPACE: OPERATIONAL •
PART 108: PENDING OIRA REVIEW • RIN 2120-AL82 • BEYOND 2: UP TO 8 NEW PARTICIPANTS • REMOTE ID: ACTIVE ENFORCEMENT • PACKAGE DELIVERY PEA: RECORD OF DECISION SIGNED • LAANC / AIRSPACE: OPERATIONAL •
September 24, 2026
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Editorial Comic: The World War I Flying Ace Takes His Part 107 Recurrent
/ Opinion & Editorial • By Ray Richardson • September 20, 2026 • 1 min read

Editorial Comic: The World War I Flying Ace Takes His Part 107 Recurrent

Curse you, Red Baron! And curse your Remote ID broadcast module! Snoopy and Woodstock take to the doghouse roof for morning drone reconnaissance....

Editorial Comic: The Part 108 Regulatory Football
/ Opinion & Editorial • By Ray Richardson • September 20, 2026 • 1 min read

Editorial Comic: The Part 108 Regulatory Football

You almost had that BVLOS waiver, Charlie Brown! Our Peanuts-style Sunday comic on the endless paperwork loop of Part 108 and commercial waiver approvals....

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