Three Lawyers and a Drone Thompson Coburn LLP

On this episode of Three Lawyers and a Drone, hosts Sean McGowan, Tyler Black and Mike Deutsch go international: they are joined by Arthur Frisch and Robert Seeding, co-founds of Fli Drone, a Bahamian company that offers drone delivery services to businesses, homes, private islands and yachts.

This week on Three Lawyers and a Drone, Sean McGowan, Tyler Black and Mike Deutsch are joined by Tomislav Žigo, Vice President of Virtual Design and Construction at Clayco, a full-service real estate, architecture, engineering and construction firm. Tomislav provides insight on the increased use of drones in the construction industry.

For the first episode of 2020, Three Lawyers and a Drone sat down with drone photographer Justin Barr, who is well known in the greater St. Louis area for his impressive Instagram account @STL_from_Above, which features stunning photography and video from high above the city.

In this episode, Three Lawyers and a Drone host their first guest: Andrew Elefant. Andrew is the Director of Legal and Policy at Kittyhawk, an enterprise drone software company based in San Francisco.

In this episode of Three Lawyers and a Drone, we discuss the controversial topic of drone usage by law enforcement. As aerial technology evolves, drones offer numerous uses to law enforcement and governmental entities — they also raise numerous questions.

We cover the basic requirements that must be met before using a drone for business purposes under the FAA’s Small UAS Regulations, including piloting requirements; operating rules; and documentation requirements, including waivers and proof of training/certification.