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Court ruling nullifies US requirement that hobbyists register drones
A federal appeals court on Friday struck down a regulation requiring the public to register drones. The US Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia found that the Federal Aviation Administration did not have the authority to regulate so-called "model aircraft." If it stands, the decision means that the public does not have to abide by the FAA requirement established in 2015. The ruling is not yet enforceable, however, as the court gave the FAA seven days (PDF) to consider… (arstechnica.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
News flash The FAA already makes all aircraft owners register their aircraft every three years at $5.00
When an aircraft ls purchased today, and registered, the FAA notifies the IRS to check on this person to see if they paid their sales tax on the purchase, I have paid all sales tax on each a/c I have purchased for past many years but I still get a call asking if the tax has been paid even after I have paid it and then send them proof it has been paid, when the FAA started this reregistration stuff I got another call, so I ask the caller, are you calling because you think I have bought another aircraft and she said yes, so I said no, but we now have to re-register our a/c every three years. So their system does not know if you are purchasing a new a/c or just re-registering.
Every full scale aircraft owner must re-register every three year at a cost of $5, this has been the law for about 6 years or more.
You are talking about aircraft that people fly on... I am talking about a/c that are flown from the ground by radio and normally line of sight! Apples and Oranges here!
Yes, people don't fly in these little things, but unleashed they can easily, accidentally take down aircraft that people ARE flying on. Have some consideration for someone besides yourself.
Tattooing birds is too cheep(pun intended), must use those nifty aluminium leg collars like they use on pigeons.
That is IT!!!! I am calling PETA!!!!!
And, I will wager that if they required every aircraft owner to pay $5 to register their aircraft every few years, the outcry would be deafening. It's OK for the hobbyist, but how about you?
Air Force 1 having to change course violently to avoid a toy? That couldn't get near Andrews in any case let alone lined up in the approach path, 400 feet AGL. And, I would suspect that any terrorist worth his membership card in the International Brotherhood of Terrorists wouldn't register his lethal drone in any case.... and probably wouldn't use a DJI for that matter.
Maybe the FAA could do something that would be more useful... how about tattooing a registration number to the butt of all the birds near airports, making them register with the FAA, take a test on how to avoid aircraft and then testing them every year to make sure they haven't forgotten any of their instructions? Oh, and they definitely should have a vet's examination every year to make sure they are safe to fly and safe to be around airplanes, which they will need to carry with them every time they leave the ground.
I don't own a drone, have no real interest in owning one, so while I have no dog in this fight, the whole thing to me sounds stupid and a gigantic waste of time, effort and money.