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
You can fly autonomously with FPV and still be within line of sight. I do it all the time with a monitor and not goggles. Are you going to tell me that if I fly survey grid in auto, with a FPV monitor, and I am never more than 200 meters away from my aircraft which I can clearly see at all times its not recreation?
Regards,
David R. Boulanger
No. Not the same as for firearms. Registering firearms not required by federal law. Flying a drone is much more dangerous than firing a firearm into the National Air Space above 400' or within 5 miles of an airport. Even if it is for recreation and not for pay.
AMA members for instance flying FPV are by their definition model aircraft operators.
Well, not quite. Model aircraft is defined, per FAA and 2012 Act as:
(c) MODEL AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘model
aircraft’’ means an unmanned aircraft that is—
(1) capable of sustained flight in the atmosphere;
(2) flown within visual line of sight of the person operating
the aircraft; and
(3) flown for hobby or recreational purposes.
So if a drone is flown non line of sight, even by a hobbyist, (be it autonomously or via FPV -e.g. Solo)), it does not fall in the "model aircraft category". And as John noted earlier "The FAA notes that persons using small unmanned aircraft other than as model aircraft will not be able to use the part 48 registration system until March 31, 2016."
When reading the rules, note the phrase "...used as other than model aircraft..."
Hobbyist use is "used as model aircraft", non-hobbyist is "used as other than model aircraft". There are separate rules for each.
will be the same as registering a firearm... The responsible law abiding individuals will register and the others who fly irresponsibly won’t.
From page 89 of the rules...
Owners will have a profile that contains all of their aircraft, and although they may register multiple aircraft under that profile, each aircraft must have a unique number that exists under that profile. The FAA notes that persons using small unmanned aircraft other than as model aircraft will not be able to use the part 48 registration system until March 31, 2016.
Q. Do homemade drones need to be registered?
A. Yes, if they fall within the weight criteria.
Q. Do I have to provide any information on my UAS?
A. Individual recreational users do not have to enter the make, model, and serial number.
Q. Who must continue to register unmanned aircraft using the current paper-based Aircraft Registration System?
A. Any types of entities other than individual hobbyists (corporations, co-ownerships, partnerships, non-citizen corporations, and government), any small unmanned aircraft operating commercially or for reasons other than recreational or hobby, anyone wanting to operate outside the U.S., anyone with a UAS weighing 55 pounds or more and anyone wanting to record a lease or security interest must continue to register under the paper-based system at this time.
Unless you fall under one of these categories, (corporations, co-ownerships, partnerships, non-citizen corporations, and government), you get one registration number for all of your SUAS.
UAS over 55 lbs. will require separate registration.
I think it's no longer a model aircraft if it is used commercial. I saw nothing about FPV in the last 200 and some page release a few days ago.
Regards,
David R Boulanger
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