{"content":[{"text":"www.hchlegal.com","bbox":{"left":0.410975,"top":0.170645,"width":0.17812300000000003,"height":0.017726999999999993}},{"text":"The Northern Border Caucus \n U.S. House of Representatives \n Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 10:00AM \n 2322 Rayburn HOB","bbox":{"left":0.331385,"top":0.203977,"width":0.33705100000000005,"height":0.08757299999999998}},{"text":"Analysis of the US and Canadian \n Unmanned Aircraft Systems \n Regulatory Environment","bbox":{"left":0.347467,"top":0.30731,"width":0.30507199999999995,"height":0.06424299999999994}},{"text":"Presented by Greg Cirillo, HCH Legal:","bbox":{"left":0.117688,"top":0.410482,"width":0.341426,"height":0.017726999999999993}},{"text":"1.","bbox":{"left":0.147099,"top":0.443969,"width":0.01735400000000001,"height":0.017726999999999993}},{"text":"Legally speaking, US law and policy on UAS operation reached a turning \n point with the passage of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. \n With the 2012 Act, we have three important eras: Pre-Reform Era, Interim \n Era, and Post Reform Era. Culturally, the turning point was December 2013 \n when Amazon announced Amazon Prime Air.","bbox":{"left":0.176486,"top":0.443969,"width":0.7038619999999999,"height":0.11076000000000003}},{"text":"2.","bbox":{"left":0.147076,"top":0.575488,"width":0.01735400000000001,"height":0.01772700000000005}},{"text":"The Pre-Reform Era (pre-2012 Act):","bbox":{"left":0.176486,"top":0.575488,"width":0.3277169999999999,"height":0.01772700000000005}},{"text":"a.","bbox":{"left":0.205897,"top":0.613973,"width":0.01677999999999999,"height":0.01772700000000005}},{"text":"Civilian use of UAS was only recognized under the Model Aircraft \n Operating Standards of 1981 (a one-page, FAA Memoranda AC -91- \n 57).","bbox":{"left":0.235285,"top":0.613973,"width":0.624302,"height":0.06424400000000008}},{"text":"i.","bbox":{"left":0.268457,"top":0.698976,"width":0.011085999999999985,"height":0.01772700000000005}},{"text":"Deferred to the operator’s good judgment.","bbox":{"left":0.294152,"top":0.698976,"width":0.398924,"height":0.01772700000000005}},{"text":"ii.","bbox":{"left":0.263181,"top":0.737302,"width":0.016378999999999977,"height":0.01772700000000005}},{"text":"400 foot ceiling.","bbox":{"left":0.294152,"top":0.737302,"width":0.14931100000000003,"height":0.01772700000000005}},{"text":"iii.","bbox":{"left":0.257882,"top":0.775788,"width":0.021672999999999998,"height":0.01772700000000005}},{"text":"No distinction made re commercial or noncommercial, but \n later interpreted as applying only to noncommercial uses.","bbox":{"left":0.294152,"top":0.775788,"width":0.543695,"height":0.04105599999999998}},{"text":"iv.","bbox":{"left":0.258065,"top":0.837443,"width":0.021477999999999997,"height":0.01772700000000005}},{"text":"Model Aircraft memo was clarified in a 2007 policy statement \n 72 Fed. Reg 6689 (Feb. 13, 2007).","bbox":{"left":0.294152,"top":0.837443,"width":0.5725119999999999,"height":0.04105599999999998}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.41098,"top":0.090909,"width":0.192745,"height":0.064394}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.41098,"top":0.090909,"width":0.192745,"height":0.064394}]}