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Drones and RC Models Must be Registered by February 16

posted by takyon on Tuesday December 15 2015, @12:56AM   Printer-friendly
from the days-are-numbered dept.

xpda writes:

The FAA has released its final rules for drone registration requirements. Every small unmanned aircraft used for hobby and recreational purposes must be registered (you can begin registering on December 21st). This includes traditional radio controlled models in addition to autonomous and semi-autonomous drones. "Small" means 0.55 to 55 lbs.

takyon: Registration costs $5 per operator, but the fee will be waived for the first 30 days to encourage early registration:

Anyone 13 and older can register themselves as an operator; younger children can operate drones under adult supervision with proper registration.

This is only one of the elements of FAA's drone-related rulemaking. The agency is also tackling a set of comprehensive rules for recreational drone fliers and another one for commercial drone operators, such as Google or Amazon.

For now, the FAA's guidance for fliers of store-bought and homemade drones remains the same: Keep your drones under 55 pounds; fly them within your line of sight and below 400 feet; stay at least 5 miles away from an airport; avoid flying near stadiums or crowded places; and take some drone classes or join a club for extra safety.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @01:13PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @01:13PM (#276628)

    And what if you put 8 bullets through the stomach (so it is a painful death) of anyone trying to fine you?

    Ofcourse they are trying to ban guns too.

    There really needs to be a revolution. It is the only way.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @06:15PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday December 15 2015, @06:15PM (#276735)

    From what I see the cops are more likely to put 8 bullets through you. And get away with it.

    There really needs to be a revolution. It is the only way.

    If the US people are too stupid/incompetent to pick good leaders using their votes what makes you think they'd do significantly better picking leaders using their guns?

    Remember nobody forced them to vote the way they do- there were other candidates. While some of the elections may be diebolded, not all of them are - you can do a random survey for yourself and find out the sad truth that there really were many people who actually voted GWB in the second time.