Chris Anderson, an early developer of sUAS hardware and ArduPilot firmware
Under new legislation, small Unmanned Aircraft System is subject to compulsory registration prior to the small UAS operating outdoors.
Since home development of model aircraft, small UAS is a procedure made of the following steps:
1. buy parts, install motors, propellers, battery, control unit, radio, sensor/s
2. assembly the above parts
3. test such home developed model aircraft outdoor
loop 1. 2. 3.
Under new legislation home developers, modellers are banned to test new assembled
small aircraft, small drones outdoors,
since you are required to register any assembled kit before the operating outdoors.
Battery replaced > New registration required > new registration number assigned
Motors replaced > ..
Propellers replaced > ...
New frame purchased for tests > New registration required
So in theory and practice, activities of ArduDrone, ArduPlane developers, modellers
have been banned, since any new test is subject to prior registration.
If you claim, you are allowed to replace parts, frame, motor, propellers, battery, controller, radio in your home developed mini drone and such new developed small drone is exempted from compulsory registration, pls let me know your opinion.
Comments
Stephen / Darius,
the FAA appears to be open to allowing FPV flying in the future.
witness the NPRM for small UAS:
http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/rulemaking/media/021515_sUA...
@David,
hard to believe how new small drone legislation by FAA killed all FPV within just one day.
First Person View or Fly Per Video was hot item only yesterday.
Today, old FPV fans make public disclaimers to never fly FPV ;)
Life is not easy with small drone any more today.
Manufactures of Fly by 3D Glasses systems may close business.
I guess there is a misunderstanding on what FPV is on my part. I never fly BLOS and I look at a monitor from time to time to see what I am looking at and my altitude and other information that is displayed on my OSD. Its really no different than having telemetry on your radio and looking at it from time to time.
Regards,
David R. Boulanger
@Stephen,
you reference UAS registration as opposed to Small UAS registration within weight limits set by FAA.
(for the record and request for comments)
Peer To Small Aircraft Accident Investition (draft)
is a historic initiative by operators of small model aircraft, small Unmanned Aircraft Systems that opens the small model aircraft accident investigation process to public participation for the first time.
Peer to Small Aircraft Accident Investigation
is an online system that aims the quality and safety of home-made, assembled or purchased small model aircraft (small UAS).
This pilot project connects an open network for community input.
The community supplies information, investigation and research based on its expertise.
This project fully supports the democracy of open participation in the process of Small Aircraft Accident Investigation.
With Peer To Small Aircraft Accident Investigation, searching for prior small aircraft accidents will be made faster, easier, and all the relevant accident data, technical specification of the model aircraft (small drone) involved will be made available to developers, operators, manufacturers of small aircraft (small Unmanned Aircraft System, small model aircraft) worldwide to boost small aircraft safety and technical advancement in support of the safety guidelines for flying your small unmanned aircraft.
please let me know your opinion
darius
manta103g@gmail.com
Thank you @Clay,
so it looks like registration is today per operator and not per model aircraft as declared by FAA ( small UAS registration)
registration by small aircraft
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Which unmanned aircraft do I have to register?
Owners must register their UAS online if it meets the following guidelines:
Weighs more than 0.55 lbs. (250 g) and less than 55 lbs. (25 kg). "
registration per operator
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Effective December 21, 2015, anyone who owns a small unmanned aircraft of a certain weight must register with the Federal Aviation Administration's Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) registry before they fly outdoors.
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register himself/herself with FAA UAS register
Since small model UAS registration legislation provides for registration per small model
aircraft , so what comes next is registration per individual small model aircraft
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@Clay, now you need to protect your registration number against visual inspection by third party individuals, since it is not assigned to
a real small model aircraft owned by you, identified by technical specification of your small drone.
completed registration. Name, address, phone number, and, of course, credit card.... nothing about the machines I fly or own, how many I have, etc. very simple and quick. The process resulted in a certificate that has a registration number on it that needs to be displayed on the outside of all of the UAVs I fly. so if anyone wants to find where I live they can look me up. (evil laugh here....)
Welcome to the Minority Report
https://www.faa.gov/uas/regulations_policies/media/FAA_UAS-PO_LEA_G...
Stephen,
thank you for your very knowledgeable comments sir (including other threads).
You are obviously well-versed on this issue, and I look forward to seeing more of your posts on here.
Ernst. . . prior comments between us withdrawn. I can better understand your point-of-view now. Apologies sir, and a Merry Christmas to you too!!
Hi,
since December 21, 2015 first deadline closed
let me know if registration form with website of FAA can be opened
for registering of small moddel aircraft purchased on December 21 2015.
Clicking on registration form weblink invokes no operation from Android tablet today.
I have contacted Secretary Foxx via Twitter last week, to let FAA staff to publish correctly completed small UAS registration form - examples / demos ahead of December 21 2015, the first deadline date, just closed.
Please let me know if we really need to officially report every model plane/ copter crash to the authorities
from Q&A by FAA
Q55. If a drone crashes in my yard what do I do?
A. Call local law enforcement.
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If my drone crashes in my yard vs.
if third party drone crashes in my yard
Q&As make no law
but I still remember penalties section of the new small model UAS legislation.
BTW
If you can access small model UAS registration form now, please let me know
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