We heard yesterday that this was coming and have been given an idea of what's in them. Its not the best if true.
WASHINGTON–Please join U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Deputy Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker for an announcement about the aircraft registration process for owners of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). A Registration Task Force delivered recommendations to FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx on November 21, 2015.
When: Monday, December 14, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. EST
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I'd like to know at what point we considered "pilot" enough, and our aircrafts "aircraft" enough to start logging flight hours? Sure would make getting a private license a lot cheaper, paying for a model to fly vs renting a cessna hourly...
Bill, if that were the case, why didn't they actually pursue the charge for Commercial Operation? Instead, they went after him for reckless (which I actually agree it was) and then ended up settling for $1300 with no admission of guilt?
Same with the other company currently being pursued in the courts. They are not going after that company for Commercial Operations, but again, reckless flying (and in this case that doesn't seem to be true).
If they really had jurisdiction here, why wouldn't an organization with as deep pockets as the FAA, take this all the way, to prove the point? There are many companies operating commercially without 333 exemptions, because their legal counsel has advised them that the FAA does not actually have jurisdiction. So, if they do have this power, they better use it, or lose it.
If model aircraft are aircraft, do I need register my RC car at the DMV?
@eartpatrol - "it seems the FAA may have overstepped their jurisdiction." The FAA clear state that the Pirker case clearly states and proves that sUAS and model aircraft are 'aircraft' so they have the right to regulate.
I think that is the biggest thing in the document in that the FAA are clearly stating that they have the right to regulate 'model aircraft" and they have the right to regulate sUAS "operated as model aircraft"
I'm sure the folks at BitCraze are happy. :)
I wonder how long it will take before we see a Kickstarter for a 249 gram Quad named "Freedom Fighter"
Y'all got your panties in a wad. It's only $5 and easy peasy to register. . .
@ RC_Tech.se good point. At $5, they only need to register 11.2 million aircraft to break even based on the $56 million number. :)
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