Originally Posted By: HerrStig
Originally Posted By: hatt
Originally Posted By: Nick R
Originally Posted By: Brybo86
So registering prevents operators from flying a drone into an airplane???
How is a simple registration doing ANYTHING other than collecting taxes????
Wake up people
It provides an easier path for accountability. Airports will soon have the ability to disable drones that are within restricted airspace, and the police will be able to track down the owner more easily.
What does licenses have to do with airports disabling drones? And have the authorities had any trouble tracking down rouge drone owners now?
How about mandatory safety equipment required to register including a shut down feature for use by airport operators.
I don't know much about the technology required to do that, and how far beyond the 5 mile radius of the airport it will extend. I guess the person flying the drone would be liable for what it hits when it falls to earth after being shut down. I have read that some of the quads that have GPS will have restricted areas programmed in, so they cannot fly into that area. I have checked the map to confirm that both locations that I fly at are well outside of a 5 mile radius of any airport. I'd be in favor of some mandatory training for new pilots, even a licensing exam, but you have to get them to register. Perhaps before you can walk out of the store with your new drone, you need to take a written test? That may get some places that sell them, and shouldn't, to drop them.
So I'm ok for the next three years, I fear what will happen after that, full blown transponders and N numbers. I suspect the cost will go up considerably.
Cheer up, this is the prototype for gun registration.