Drone Registration Legal Requirements in 2016: Reposted from LawPundit __________________________
FAA Announces Mandatory Drone Registration
Effective Virtually Immediately ! Get it Done !
We refer here to a very important article by Nick Lavars at Gizmag in
US government announces mandatory drone registration.
This is an urgent posting relating to mandatory drone registration, so that if you get one of these unmanned small flying "aircraft" called DRONES for Christmas, for example, then you are required to register the drone with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) before flying it and also to stick a unique identification number on the aircraft. Failure to do so can result in immense fines or even prison sentences, so this is no small potatoes. If you register the drone prior to January 20, 2016, the FAA waives the registration fee. Get it done!
If you have anything to do with drones, make sure you read that article at Gizmag:
US government announces mandatory drone registration.
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FAA Requires Modelers and Hobbyists to Make Drone Registration as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Starting December 21, 2015 Also for Drones Already in Possession
As regards our previous posting on drone registration, please now read the official FAA announcement concerning the drone registration requirement, starting December 21, that drones (also those used by modelers and hobbyists) must be registered with the FAA as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). See their FAQ for the definition of UAS.
Anyone who has made, purchased or otherwise obtained a drone prior to that date has 60 days to register. Yes, Christmas gifts and homemade drones also fall under the registration requirement.
When operating a drone, the operator must have his or her drone registration certificate in their possession.
Civil fines for non-registration can reach $27500 and "criminal penalties include fines of up to $250,000 and/or imprisonment for up to three years".
As one sees, the registration requirement must be taken seriously by all.
No drone registration is required for drones below a certain weight (250 gm viz. 0.55 lb. or less) which are regarded to be unmanned aircraft systems viewed in the category of "toys".
Also excluded from the drone registration requirement are "paper airplanes, toy balloons, Frisbees, and similar items" which are not connected to control systems for the unmanned aircraft.
Make sure to check out the FAA Drone Registration FAQ for all the details.
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Quadcopter How-To Postings at Gizmag
in the Loz Blain Drone School Series
Quadcopters and similar drones have not only legal aspects such as the requirement of FAA registration in the United States, but also require enhanced tech savvy on the part of the user, especially for safety reasons.
Gizmag has a series of "how to" postings on drones by Loz Blain:
See also for general information on mandatory registration in the USA:
FAA Drone Registration Website Now Operational
TechCrunch reports that The FAA’s Drone Registration Site Is Now Up And Running. Lots of info there, take a look.
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Quadcopters and More: Where Can You Fly Your Drone? The Legal Answers are Not Clear
Santa, Santa, what hast thou wrought!? The problems that are coming with the proliferation of cheap and ubiquitous recreational and other drones such as quadcopters are immense while the legal answers for privacy rights are unclear. Annie Sneed discusses the issues at Scientific American So Your Neighbor Got a Drone for Christmas.
US government announces mandatory drone registration.
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FAA Requires Modelers and Hobbyists to Make Drone Registration as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Starting December 21, 2015 Also for Drones Already in Possession
As regards our previous posting on drone registration, please now read the official FAA announcement concerning the drone registration requirement, starting December 21, that drones (also those used by modelers and hobbyists) must be registered with the FAA as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). See their FAQ for the definition of UAS.
Anyone who has made, purchased or otherwise obtained a drone prior to that date has 60 days to register. Yes, Christmas gifts and homemade drones also fall under the registration requirement.
When operating a drone, the operator must have his or her drone registration certificate in their possession.
Civil fines for non-registration can reach $27500 and "criminal penalties include fines of up to $250,000 and/or imprisonment for up to three years".
As one sees, the registration requirement must be taken seriously by all.
No drone registration is required for drones below a certain weight (250 gm viz. 0.55 lb. or less) which are regarded to be unmanned aircraft systems viewed in the category of "toys".
Also excluded from the drone registration requirement are "paper airplanes, toy balloons, Frisbees, and similar items" which are not connected to control systems for the unmanned aircraft.
Make sure to check out the FAA Drone Registration FAQ for all the details.
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Quadcopter How-To Postings at Gizmag
in the Loz Blain Drone School Series
Quadcopters and similar drones have not only legal aspects such as the requirement of FAA registration in the United States, but also require enhanced tech savvy on the part of the user, especially for safety reasons.
Gizmag has a series of "how to" postings on drones by Loz Blain:
- Drone School 1: Choosing a beginner quadcopter
- Drone School 2: Know your transmitter
- Drone School 3: Your first quadcopter flight
- Drone School 4, not yet available,
will reportedly cover precision and orientation exercises.
See also for general information on mandatory registration in the USA:
- FAA Announces Mandatory Drone Registration Effective Virtually Immediately ! Get it Done !
- FAA Requires Modelers and Hobbyists to Make Drone Registration as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Starting December 21, 2015 Also for Drones Already in Possession
FAA Drone Registration Website Now Operational
TechCrunch reports that The FAA’s Drone Registration Site Is Now Up And Running. Lots of info there, take a look.
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Quadcopters and More: Where Can You Fly Your Drone? The Legal Answers are Not Clear
Santa, Santa, what hast thou wrought!? The problems that are coming with the proliferation of cheap and ubiquitous recreational and other drones such as quadcopters are immense while the legal answers for privacy rights are unclear. Annie Sneed discusses the issues at Scientific American So Your Neighbor Got a Drone for Christmas.
