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

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: 2) by takyon on Tuesday December 15 2015, @04:52PM

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Tuesday December 15 2015, @04:52PM (#276709) Journal

    You are not necessarily required to identify yourself in all states if you are on foot and not in your vehicle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_and_identify_statutes [wikipedia.org]

    If you are in a state where they can't ask for your name/address/ID without detaining or arresting you, you can just refuse or walk away. But they might stalk you to get information on you, photograph your face, or illegally detain/arrest you in order to get your ID.

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