People reported seeing things in the Colorado night sky, and, naturally, they thought the drones were taking over. Truth be told, it wasn't us. And we're not quite sure what it was, but we discuss Colorado officials' investigation into what exactly the good people of Colorado *were* seeing. And why this might concern real, earth-bound drone pilots.

The hosts discuss more about the Super Bowl TFR violator, the aforementioned "Florida Man" who just can't seem to stay out of the news. Plus, we discuss what a few police departments are doing around the country with drones - specifically responding to 911 callers faster than any patrol car or fire truck can travel.

Have a listen to today's episode and share your thoughts with us. We'd love to hear from you.  If you have a comment, question or want to contribute something to our show, email us at uas@mobilcomm.com (even include an audio file if you want us to play it on the show) or call and leave us a voice mail at (513) 595-5843.

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Ah, what would we collectively do without the ever-present "Florida man?" In this episode, we talk about "Florida Man" who, this time, flew his drone over Super Bowl-related events and got himself into some big-league trouble.

We also pick up the discussion we started in Episode 8 about Remote ID, the FAA's newly-announced *proposed* rule requiring drones "to be identifiable remotely." 

Have a listen to today's episode and share your thoughts with us. We'd love to hear from you.  If you have a comment, question or want to contribute something to our show, email us at uas@mobilcomm.com (even include an audio file if you want us to play it on the show) or call and leave us a voice mail at (513) 595-5843.

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Remote ID is here. Sort of. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, on December 26 (Merry Christmas!) announced a new *proposed* rule requiring drones "to be identifiable remotely." And then Christmas was officially canceled retroactively and drone pilots across the U.S. let out a collective primal scream (mostly via the Internet).

So, to put it mildly, there were concerns. And they came from all sorts of pilots and many have eagerly shared their opinion with the FAA during the comment period - where the feds review and consider the public's opinion about the new rules - and hope big changes are made before the rules become the law. The comment period, by the way, ends on March 2, 2020.

The Public Safety Drone Podcast hosts discuss these new rules and delve a little deeper into one aspect that could potentially be troubling: data. Who gets it, when do they get it and once they have it, what can they do with it.

Have a listen to today's episode and share your thoughts with us. We'd love to hear from you.  If you have a comment, question or want to contribute something to our show, email us at uas@mobilcomm.com (even include an audio file if you want us to play it on the show) or call and leave us a voice mail at (513) 595-5843.

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