https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/faa-imposed-this-big-change-saturday-for-drone-pilots
users, most of whom fly the unmanned aerial systems as a hobby.
Starting today, drone operators will have to start displaying their aircraft
registration number from the Federal Aviation Administration on the outside of
the device, not tucked away inside and out of sight.
The policy change by the FAA, a branch of the Transportation Department, means
the nearly 1 in 300 people nationwide who owned drones as of December 2017 will
now have to update their drones to make sure the numbers are visible.
Brendan Schulman, vice president of policy and legal affairs for drone
manufacturer DJI, also worked on the FAA UAS Registration Task Force in 2015. As
part of that board, Schulman recommended the registration numbers be allowed to
be contained inside and not on the outside.
pilots, including teenagers, in the event that drone owner information was made
registration for accountability purposes, we did not want a registration number
The Department of Homeland Security asked the FAA in 2017 to update its
potential threat, and time consuming for the law enforcement officer to identify
Timothy Bean, CEO of drone maker Fortem Technologies, praised the change that
went into effect Saturday, saying the updates were necessary in to support the
$3 trillion drone market.
taking leaps forward and such regulations are another step in the right
statement to the Examiner.
Bean and Schulman are doubtful the change will prevent people from buying drones
for personal use just because their registration number would be easier for
police to access.
are a necessary step in getting commercial users closer to a safe and secure
regulatory framework which ultimately will help expand operations like BVLOS
[beyond visual line of sight], nighttime operations and safe operations over
people."
of the drone.
careless, and the criminal. This new law will capture the clueless and the
careless, which are for the most part, law-abiding citizens. This law will do
nothing for ensnaring the criminal, which will not register their drones or use
wrote in an email.
More changes for drone operators may come as early as this summer.
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