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FAA Christmas Warning: Don’t Drink And Drone
The requirement covers aircraft weighing from more than half pound up to 55 pounds, including any payload such as a camera.
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Spurred by numerous reports of drones flying near jets and airports, the federal government will require that the aircraft be registered to make it easier to identify owners and educate amateur aviators.
Linda Schumm, chief of the transportation department’s Aviation Safety Bureau, says the Federal Aviation Administration estimates the number of drones sold in the USA will double in the final quarter of the year because of Christmas. The FAA expects parents to register for younger children.
Gates Pass at sunset isn’t the place for that drone you might find under the Christmas tree, Pima County officials said.
Once you’ve received your registration number, you’ll either need to mark it down on the exterior of your drone – much like the registration number that’s plastered by the side of commercial aircrafts – or place it inside its battery compartment (just be sure you can access it without the need for tools). Drones have also been banned from flying in Maricopa County Parks.
The registration fee is $5, but the FAA is waving it for the next 30 days. If a person owns more than one small aircraft, each must be marked with that number. Whatever way the law decides, though, we don’t suggest you try to shoot down drones near your house.
Registartion can be done online for drones between 0.55 pounds and 55 pounds.
In addition to registration, new owners should seek out some direction in how to fly them safely.
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The registration guideline has specified that any owner of a small UAS, who has previously operated an unmanned aircraft or drone exclusively as a model aircraft before 21 December have to register their UAS by 19 February next year.