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
Not sure what constitutes 'aircraft' and how much of it could change before it is considered a different 'aircraft' and needs to be registered again. Can't see how swapping batteries changes the aircraft...unless it increases the weight to outside the weight limits.
Darius seems to be right (each aircraft needs its own registration) for aircraft used for FPV for instance, as these do not fall under "model aircraft" definition.
Emphasis added:
" Each small unmanned aircraft intended to be based system. used other than as a model aircraft and owned by individuals or other persons, including corporations, will be issued a Certificate of Aircraft Registration with a unique registration number. § 48.110(a) "
from
http://www.faa.gov/uas/registration/
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(UAS) Registration
If you own a drone, you must register it with the Federal Aviation Administration's
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Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) registry.
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see above
You must register all your drones.
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As provided in the clarification of these statutory requirements and request for further information issued October 19, 2015, 49 U.S.C. 44102 requires aircraft to be registered prior to operation"
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Small unmanned aircraft owners may use this process to comply with the statutory requirement to register their aircraft prior to operating in the National Airspace System (NAS).
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Timing of registration Compliance dates Owners of small unmanned aircraft prior to operation of the sUAS. § 48.15 December 21, 2015 must register their aircraft • Any small unmanned aircraft to be used exclusively as model aircraft that have never been operated.
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Registration number Each small unmanned aircraft intended to be based system. use d other than as a model aircraft and owned by individuals or other persons, including corporations, will be issued a Certificate of Aircraft Registration with a unique registration number. § 48.110(a) "
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Registration information
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• Aircraft manufacturer and model name, and serial number, if available. • Other information as required by the Administrator. "
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Individuals intending to use the small unmanned aircraft exclusively as model aircraft. • $5 to register an individual’s fleet of small unmanned aircraft. § 48.30 "
So if some entries above may disguide a modeller, the last entry is of special importance.
You can register an individual's FLEET OF SUA
The above doesn't mean you are not subject to append more registration information, details ina future , upon request.
see below
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Other information as required by the Administrator. "
I believe only commercial operators need individual sUAS numbers.
Regards,
David R. Boulanger
Per AMA
• You will not be required to register every aircraft individually. You only need to register yourself and can affix one registration number to all your aircraft.
from the press release on the FAA.gov website:
Owners using the model aircraft for hobby or recreation will only have to register once and may use the same identification number for all of their model UAS. The registration is valid for three years.
so... for hardware/software developers, register only once and put the same registration number on all 346 airframes you have...
The registration is per owner, not per drone. You put the same number on all of your aircraft with masses between 0.55 and 55 pounds.
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