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New FAA rule requires drone owners to register by February 19
Reuters ^ | Mon Dec 14, 2015 | David Morgan

Posted on 12/14/2015 8:49:15 AM PST by ctdonath2

The Federal Aviation Administration, responding to heightened concerns about rogue drone flights near airports, unveiled a pre-Christmas rule on Monday requiring drone hobbyists as young as 13 to register their unmanned aircraft.

The new online registry will require current drone owners to register by Feb. 19 while anyone who acquires aircraft after Dec. 21 would need to register before their first outdoor flight. After registering, drone owners will receive an FAA identification number that they must display on aircraft weighing between 0.55 pounds (250 grams) and 55 pounds (25 kgs).

The FAA's online registration site, which will be launched next Monday, will charge drone owners a $5 fee, which officials said is the same charge required for manned aircraft, including Boeing 747 jetliners. To encourage participation, the FAA will waive the fee for the first 30 days that the registry is open.

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TOPICS: Hobbies
KEYWORDS: drones; faa; obama
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To: ctdonath2
will charge drone owners a $5 fee, which officials said is the same charge required for manned aircraft, including Boeing 747 jetliners.

Well, in that case, I might as well just get a 747, then. Malaysia has 3 that they should be putting up on Ebay soon.

they must display on aircraft weighing between 0.55 pounds (250 grams) and 55 pounds (25 kgs).

So I'm OK if my drone weighs 56 lbs? Back to the 747 plan.

21 posted on 12/14/2015 9:32:03 AM PST by PAR35
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To: ctdonath2

Will birth ‘Airnonymous’ with drones circling control towers towing banners that say, “F’ THE FAA!” :-)


22 posted on 12/14/2015 9:50:06 AM PST by amorphous
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To: Tzfat

It is a “law” written by unelected bureaucrats and never voted on by Congress. The regulatory, bureaucratic Federal government we have today is not constitutional and is illegal.


23 posted on 12/14/2015 9:50:54 AM PST by WMarshal (Who in the Republican Party will be brave enough to name Obama a traitor?)
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To: Tzfat

There needs to be a Federal law that all regulations proposed by any federal agency must be submitted to Congress for a full vote just like any other law. Regulations that don’t go through this process should have no more weight than any dumbass bill submitted by any blockheaded congressmen that never gets a vote on the floor.

The politicians in Congress Love the regulatory state because they can do their dirty deeds and steal wealth and rights from Americans but not have their grubby, backstabbing fingerprints on it.


24 posted on 12/14/2015 9:57:46 AM PST by WMarshal (Who in the Republican Party will be brave enough to name Obama a traitor?)
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To: ctdonath2

Just launch a tethered balloon TOW drone-carrier. Since no radio control, no longer is it a drone by FAA definitions.


25 posted on 12/14/2015 10:02:23 AM PST by bunkerhill7 ((("The Second Amendment has no limits on firepower"-NY State Senator Kathleen A. Marchione."))))))
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To: ctdonath2

Regulations are the only thing government bureaucrats understand.


26 posted on 12/14/2015 10:09:31 AM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: ctdonath2
The FCC is still waiting on me to apply for a license for my 1970’s era CB radio.
27 posted on 12/14/2015 10:20:26 AM PST by SunTzuWu
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To: WMarshal

Actually 14 CFR is voted on by Congress.


28 posted on 12/14/2015 10:45:22 AM PST by Tzfat
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To: central_va

Funny. :)


29 posted on 12/14/2015 10:51:53 AM PST by Kommodor (Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
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To: WMarshal

https://www.faa.gov/uas/registration/faqs/

Q. What is the definition of a UAS? Is it different from a drone?

A. A UAS is an unmanned aircraft system. A drone and a UAS are the same for registration purposes.

Q: Does the FAA have the authority to require registration of UAS used by modelers and hobbyists?

A: Yes. By statute all aircraft are required to register. Congress has defined “aircraft” to include UAS, regardless of whether they are operated by modelers and hobbyists.

Q. Why do I need to register?

A. Federal law requires aircraft registration. Registration helps us ensure safety - for you, others on the ground, and manned aircraft. UAS pose new security and privacy challenges and must be traceable in the event of an incident. It will also help enable the return of your UAS should it be lost.


30 posted on 12/14/2015 10:58:26 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: dware

Lol. Yeah, I can imagine putting 6 inch high ID letters on my 350 gram helis that fit in your hand. Plus, we change “bodies” and other parts all the time. I often fly without the fuselage. No way this is practical even if hobbyists desired to comply.


31 posted on 12/14/2015 11:00:38 AM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O�Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: steve86

Q. Will my drone require an N-number or sticker?

A. No. You will receive a unique registration number, not an N-number, and you must mark the registration number on your UAS by some means that is legible and allows the number to be readily seen. The registration number may be placed in a battery compartment as long as it can be accessed without the use of tools.

https://www.faa.gov/uas/registration/faqs/#mou


32 posted on 12/14/2015 11:04:46 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: ctdonath2

Nonsense. Non-compliance on the scale I’m recommendingwould be impossible to prosecute. It’s Cloward-Piven in reverse.


33 posted on 12/14/2015 11:06:13 AM PST by IronJack
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To: steve86

Is it one
number for all you models or different? Don’t have time to read the the details right now but might comply if it is one shared number and you can write it on the model in your choice of size and location. But even then, some of these models are so sensitive to CG location that a piece of tape with writing could actually upset the center of gravity!


34 posted on 12/14/2015 11:12:52 AM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O�Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: thackney

thanks


35 posted on 12/14/2015 11:13:36 AM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O�Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: IronJack

They’re still OK with it.
All the more reason to them to expand regulation & enforcement.
Whoever they get, they get - and they either get as many as possible, or come down hard. Getting upwards of 5-6 digits in fines suits them just fine, as does simply entrenching their bureaucracy.
Enough publicity about people being fined around their annual salary, and most will shy away and the drone market either normalize compliance or evaporate.


36 posted on 12/14/2015 11:23:54 AM PST by ctdonath2 (History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the week or the timid. - Ike)
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To: WMarshal

“Notice that they say FAA rule, not federal law. Anyone with a brain should ignore this unconstitutional act.”

Well, I guess that makes you someone without a brain or any level of understanding of civics or law.

The FAA Federal Aviation Regulation ARE LAW, moron.


37 posted on 12/14/2015 11:26:15 AM PST by CodeToad (Islam should be banned and treated as a criminal enterprise!)
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To: thackney

That’s an interesting twist. Unlike other craft, you can mark your UAS such that observers CANNOT see the identification - meaning they can only prosecute you if they can physically capture the drone and inspect it. That massively diminishes the value of registration.

Where’s that picture of the drone-capturing drone?


38 posted on 12/14/2015 11:28:04 AM PST by ctdonath2 (History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the week or the timid. - Ike)
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To: ctdonath2

Does that apply to Mrs. john f’n kohn-heinz-kerry.


39 posted on 12/14/2015 11:32:14 AM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: fruser1

Until the background checks begin


40 posted on 12/14/2015 11:33:13 AM PST by RoadGumby (This is not where I belong, Take this world and give me Jesus.)
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