Register those Drones or GO TO JAIL

[milwaukeeshaker]

As a pilot, what is your opinion on the drones?

Yes.

[cstone]

I am more concerned with the inattentiveness of other pilots at uncontrolled airports.

IMO, drones of the small variety are much like the occasional laser strikes. Most of them are inadvertent incursions caused by people not thinking. If the source of the interference can be identified, the incident logged, and they are warned, then more serious action can be taken on a subsequent offense.

If someone is operating a drone in the same size as a small single, then they should be licensed and regulated like a pilot. Something similar to obtaining a light sport certification.

I am opposed to more costly bureaucracy. The best government is less government.

[ColoWyo]

I fly about 800-900 hours a year and I've never seen a drone, RC plane, or RC heli from the cockpit. Ever.

Now lasers on the other hand.......................

[D_F]

http://coagav.org/caaa-news/27?view=blog

You won't see them.

Yes, helicopter ag, fire, SAR, and anything else that will pay the bills pilot.

Registration won't prevent a thing though. And yeah I think someone will hit one. But registration will only allow the lawyers to have someone to sue after the fact.

[Aloha_Shooter]

I don't think any of mine will go 400 ft high. Recreational drone pilots typically have to pick between power and battery life. I think I've got about 10 minutes of flight time on either the tiny quadcopter that weights about 1/4 lb or the larger quadcopter that weighs quite a bit more than 1/2 lb. IMO, this is more about the FAA flexing its muscles than safety.

[KestrelBike]

I'm still trying to figure out how turtles get airborne.

Pigs I get, not so much on the shellbacks.

probably something to do with this jerk:

[TheGrey]

FAA finally admits the names and home addresses in drone registry will be publicly available.

www.forbes.com/sites/johngoglia/2015/12/18/faa-finally-admits-names-and-home-addresses-in-drone-registry-will-be-publicly-available/

The FAA finally confirmed this afternoon that model aircraft registrants’ names and home addresses will be public. In an email message, the FAA stated: “Until the drone registry system is modified, the FAA will not release names and address. When the drone registry system is modified to permit public searches of registration numbers, names and addresses will be revealed through those searches.”
I’ve been trying to get to the bottom of whether names and home addresses of model aircraft or hobby drone owners – including children as young as 13 – will be made available by the FAA to the public once the FAA’s new unmanned aircraft registry goes live on Monday. It seems a simple enough question. But it took a while to get a straight answer.
My confusion arose because of an apparent contradiction that a colleague pointed out to me between what the FAA stated in its FAQs on the new registration rule and what the Department of Transportation stated in a legal filing made at the same time as the FAA’s new rule was published. The FAA’s FAQs made it appear that only the FAA, its contractor and law enforcement agencies would have access to the data. Here is the FAA’s FAQ:

1. Who can see the data that I can enter?
   A. The FAA will be able to see the data that you enter. The FAA is using a contractor to maintain the website and database, and that contractor also will be able to see the data that you enter. Like the FAA, the contractor is required to comply with strict legal requirements to protect the confidentiality of the personal data you provide. Under certain circumstances, law enforcement officers might also be able to see the data.

This led me – and many others I’ve spoken with – to believe that only these three entities would have access to registrants’ personal information. But my colleague pointed out that the DOT’s filing contained the following statement, “all records maintained by the FAA in connection with aircraft registered are included in the Aircraft Registry and made available to the public, except email address and credit card information submitted under part 48 [the new model aircraft registry].”In addition, the DOT statement says the name and address of model aircraft owners will be searchable by registration number.
So, I emailed DOT’s public affairs office to ask if they could clarify what information from the newly announced UAS registry will be made publicly available. Specifically I asked: “Will a hobby registrant’s name and home address be publicly releasable? Will the public be able to search the hobby registry for owner names and addresses by registration number?” I thought these were easy questions requiring simple yes or no answers. But apparently they weren’t that simple so my questions were referred to the FAA. An FAA spokesman wrote back: “Initially the Registration system will not have a public search function. The FAA plans to incorporate a search by registration number in the future. Names and addresses are protected by the Privacy Act. The FAA will handle disclosure of such information in accordance with the December 15, 2015 Federal Register notice.”
Not considering this a clear answer, I replied, “my reading of the DOT policy is that if someone requests the name and address of a drone registrant the information will be released by the FAA. I don’t want to misstate what the FAA would do so I would appreciate your confirmation.”
The FAA responded that it would have the Chief Counsel’s Office again review my request. It seems the third time was a charm and I got an answer that may not make many hobbyists very happy.
Fortunately for hobby flyers, the Academy of Model Aeronautics announced to its members yesterday that it’s exploring all legal and political means to stop the registry. In the meanwhile, it’s asking its members to hold off registering. If you’re concerned about what data will be made publicly available, you might consider holding off registering to give the AMA a chance.

[stevew]

Gun owners seem to be able self regulate, but the drone folks don't seem to be able, and have already shown that they are reckless. Additionally, I don't see drones anywhere in the bill of rights.

I'm a drone owner and follow the rules so you need to change that above to something less than 100% of the drone folks don't seem to be able....
Also flown in a lot of single engine planes and taken off and landed while seated next to my dad back in the 60's or 70's.

[hurley842002]

I'm a drone owner and follow the rules so you need to change that above to something less than 100% of the drone folks don't seem to be able....
Also flown in a lot of single engine planes and taken off and landed while seated next to my dad back in the 60's or 70's.

Don't mind him, nobody really cares what he has to say.

[milwaukeeshaker]