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DisneyFan
10-16-2015, 10:03 PM
The federal government will announce a new plan requiring anyone buying a drone to register the device with the U.S. Department of Transportation, NBC news has learned.


The government has been concerned about the rise in close calls between unmanned drones and aircraft flying into and out of some of the nation's biggest airports. The plan is expected to be announced Monday.




http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-will-require-drones-be-registered-n446266

dannno
10-16-2015, 10:13 PM
Most drones are already programmed to shut down and not work if they are anywhere near an airport...

presence
10-16-2015, 10:20 PM
They can suck it, anyone with hobby or commercial interest in drones is going to build from scratch anyway.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/department-of-transportation-to-announce-drone-registration-requirement/


CBS News October 16, 2015, 10:28 PM
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation plans to announce a registration requirement for drones and will form a task for to help implement the process, sources tell CBS News transportation correspondent Kris Van Cleave.
Van Cleave reports the task force will include the drone industry as well as other stakeholders. An official announcement is expected Monday.
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LAPD trying to crack down on illegal drones (http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/lapd-trying-to-crack-down-on-illegal-drones)
Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told CBS News in August that the DOT was reviewing whether the Federal Aviation Administration had the authority to require drones be registered (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/faa-considering-drone-registration/).
Requiring people to register their drone at the point of sale would provide "at least some ability to track it back if we find that they are violating some FAA rule," Foxx said in August. "That's just one example of the type of thing that we are exploring."
Currently, drones are considered hobby aircraft and are exempt from registration because they are supposed to be operated below 400 feet. As CBS has reported, airspace rules are being widely violated. As first reported by CBS News, a record of at least 650 drone sightings have been reported by pilots so far this year. That's compared to 238 in all of 2014.
http://cbsnews1.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2015/10/10/9069f373-4efa-42e9-adf8-1e7cb672a1f4/thumbnail/220x140/711b058b8566ea8595c90fdf295105af/satmodrones1010454912640x360.jpg Play Video
Lawmakers push for more control on drones (http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/lawmakers-push-for-more-control-on-drones)
"The FAA needs the ability to set clear rules for when and where consumers can fly drones, require manufacturers to install basic technological safeguards and ensure consumers receive safety information," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, who has introduced a bill to regulate drone use. The near tripling of aircraft-done encounters number "should sound the alarm," she said.
In a statement to CBS News in August, Brian Wynne, president and CEO of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, called for better enforcement of existing rules.
"Unmanned aircraft systems shouldn't fly close to airports, or manned aircraft or above 400 feet," he said. "These are common-sense guidelines, but many new UAS enthusiasts aren't taking the time to understand where they should and shouldn't fly. Any individual who misuses UAS technology, or uses it in a careless and reckless manner, should be held accountable. The FAA needs to enforce its existing rules if a UAS endangers manned aircraft or people on the ground. "

presence
10-16-2015, 10:23 PM
Most drones are already programmed to shut down and not work if they are anywhere near an airport...

please cite because nothing here in this tower hobbies flier says anything about shutting down near airports.

http://i.imgur.com/SkGaCwk.png

Danke
10-16-2015, 10:25 PM
Most drones are already programmed to shut down and not work if they are anywhere near an airport...

What?

Batman
10-16-2015, 10:34 PM
I didn't see any mention of homemade drones. How do they expect to control those?

Dr.3D
10-16-2015, 10:38 PM
I didn't see any mention of homemade drones. How do they expect to control those?
Didn't they tell you?

Any time the lawmakers make something illegal, all of the illegal things magically disappear.

Just like when they made murder illegal, you don't see anybody getting murdered anymore.

dannno
10-16-2015, 10:49 PM
please cite because nothing here in this tower hobbies flier says anything about shutting down near airports.



What?

I guess it's not required, but DJI drones and some of the other major brands have no fly zones.. a hobbyist told me about it, we have an airport here and he said he can't fly his drones anywhere near it.

This article discusses that, and the ability to make your property a "no fly zone" registered with the database
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2476537,00.asp

Crashland
10-16-2015, 10:59 PM
I guess it's not required, but DJI drones and some of the other major brands have no fly zones.. a hobbyist told me about it, we have an airport here and he said he can't fly his drones anywhere near it.

This article discusses that, and the ability to make your property a "no fly zone" registered with the database
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2476537,00.asp

It would have to be a relatively sophisticated drone for that. Either with a GPS, or the ability to shutdown upon receiving a specific signal that would have to be broadcast all the time by airports. When I think "no fly zone" I think you'll get in trouble if you're caught flying a drone, not that they automatically shut down. I haven't read anything on it one way or another so I don't really know, but I probably am not going to assume there is anything like that unless more info is provided

luctor-et-emergo
10-16-2015, 11:23 PM
Drones need to stay below 500ft or else they should be registered and carry a transponder/conform to other rules.
There have been a number of near-hits (a near miss is a hit, right.) between drones and small aircraft and even airlines.

It's a little bit like driving an RC car on a quiet highway. Accidents don't happen all the time but if they happen it's quite unexpected.

Anti Federalist
10-18-2015, 08:19 PM
Just another day in AmeriKa.

The things I take away from this:

1 - Cop drones will be exempt, I'm sure.

2 - Regulation without Representation. Who "voted" for this? Nobody. Who do you "vote harder" at to stop it? Nobody.

3 - Government is now capitalized, like "God".



Report: US Government will require drone owners to register

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2994227/gadgets/report-us-government-will-require-drone-owners-to-register.html?google_editors_picks=true

Oct 17, 2015 12:18 PM

The days of largely unregulated hobbyist drone flights in the United States seem to be quickly coming to an end. NBC News reported Friday evening that the US Government will soon require all drone buyers to register their new toy—just as you would register your car with your state’s DMV (though hopefully, without the lines).

According to NBC, the Government will “[require] anyone buying a drone to register the device with the U.S. Department of Transportation.” According to the report, the Government will work with drone makers to set up a registration system that could be in place by Christmas.

The report is unclear whether existing owners would need to register along with those purchasing new drones, but we may not have to wait long to find out—NBC News says the Government plans to announce its proposal on Monday.

The new regulations, NBC says, are in response to several incidents in which drones interfered with the flight of other aircraft.

Over the summer, as PBS reported at the time, hobbyists flying a drones hampered efforts by firefighters to quell multiple wildfires in Southern California. The NBC report also highlights multiple instances where drones got too close to commercial aircraft. The proposed regulations seem to be a step toward addressing these sorts of run-ins.

The story behind the story: Regulating consumer-level drones has been a topic of debate for at least a couple of years. Back in 2013, Amazon proposed a delivery-by-drone service, but said it couldn’t actually launch the service until the FAA had regulations in place for commercial drone flight. (Earlier this year, the FAA proposed rules that would allow for some commercial drone uses, but not drone deliveries.)

Meanwhile, just last week, Senator Barbara Boxer introduced a bill that would make it a federal misdemeanor to “knowingly operate a drone within 2 miles of a fire, an airport or any other restricted airspace,” as our John Ribeiro explained. Violators would be subject to a fine or up to one year in jail.

Anti Federalist
10-18-2015, 08:24 PM
Drone?

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/--pO7bpYibM/maxresdefault.jpg

Ronin Truth
10-19-2015, 08:48 AM
Does that include the US Gubmnt drones?