Manufacturers are forced to comply with any new builds since September 2023. And, over the last year have all done firmware updates to add RID compliance. Their biggest path to as much compliance in RID as possible is simply the manufacturer rule enforcement. He is realistic and basically admits they cannot be, and aren't going to be hiding in the bush in the middle of nowhere to catch every self-builder or old drone retrofitter who doesn't comply. It's unrealistic and ridiculous. I think no one should be fearful of it happening, and quit flying over it. FAA I don't think they actually *want* to do anything beyond manufacturer enforcement. As before, if anything does happen though while you're flying, the offense of "No RID" will be rolled into it. So, fly safely and responsibly and don't openly flip the bird to any 3 letter agencies and you'll probably be alright...

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

Could not agree more! Nice.

@christopherbrown1618

3 ай бұрын

I don't think anyone is forcing anything, I just bought a new rc copter and if has rid, wouldn't it tell me the number and to register it ?

@JohnCuppi

3 ай бұрын

@@christopherbrown1618 your helicopter was probably a bnf model? Right? there’s currently no enforcement on Remote ID for BNF manufacturers. DJI, Autel, HolyStone, companies like that who make complete rtf quads are in full compliance.

@christopherbrown1618

3 ай бұрын

@@JohnCuppi it's a flywing fw450l v3 rtf with radio bought with 3 batteries bought directly from the flywing store.

@JohnCuppi

3 ай бұрын

@@christopherbrown1618 yeah that’s definitely supposed to have it included. Dude, I think that’s another example where they can’t chase down every single model for sale out of every country as well. Looks like a sweet heli by the way, I want one after checking it out but I’d probably wreck it LOL.

I’ve been assaulted twice while performing professional road survey work for the State of California. RID compromises my safety for the illusion of FAA control. As this is the poster regulation for unequal protection under the law, I am not obliged to follow unjust law. Allowing any asshat with a cell phone to access what should be law enforcement information only is the deal breaker and the hill I will die on.

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

RID in this format simply doesn't work because it was never designed to solve an airspace issue. It is something to solve an imaginary security that could have been 'solved' many other ways. It is frustrating when there is such total agreement about the issues of modern legislation. There is no excuse.

@paulchapman2184

3 ай бұрын

So ANYBODY can see your whereabouts? I don't agree with that. RID should only be viewable by relevant bodies!

@MrCottonmouth

3 ай бұрын

The FAA should have been focused on protecting drone pilots from crazy Karens. Why aren;t they looking at what is a real problem of drone pilots and drones being attacked by the general public? How many videos of some crazy screaming person approaching a drone pilot, while he's operating his drone? Instead of doing their jobs when some idiot shoots a drone down, they make the situation worse by giving our location to these people. omg

@highrider9168

3 ай бұрын

Guess my comments magically disappeared 😂😂😂 Wow. Censorship.

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

@highrider9168 nothing else from your user on this video. Did you include a link or any 'foul' language? That can be auto hidden or held by KZread. The only other comments on the channel from your username are a couple on the video regarding Philidelphia drone pilot court case. If it was held it should show on my list to approve within a few hours. If blocked by KZread, there is nothing we can do.

Q. Does the FAA have an "open door policy?" FAA: "Yes - that is part of 'our quality enforcement directive'" with regard to Boeing."

In other words, this is going to be the early morning meeting from police: GUYS! New rule in place! Drop everything you guys are doing! And look for drones, people flying, having fun! If they are in an empty park not a single soul around flying their drone! STOP THEM! FINE THEM!! But Sargent, what about actual crimes? People getting robbed? Shootings? You are fired.

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

Wait... where did you get the actual script from? 😳

@YellowRoseDrones

3 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@felixruiz2838

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Only growing pains I see happening are people realizing that the FAA needs to go deal with real problems. There's less regulation on what a manned ultralight can do than a car, but I need an expensive nanny state module on my 300g UAV? The only real enemies here are Karens and bored cops.

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

The only way a real change can happen is with political will. I don't think we are going to see a change in how governments view drones any time soon. Without the remit from government, the regulators can only follow orders.

@Rvalivesound

Ай бұрын

It reminds me of the war on pot back in the day. We will get past this war on hobby drones too one day. I hope I am still alive then. .

Such bs.. we sat down with a police department after being told we could not fly within 2 miles of a class g airport .. they were kind enough to invite us to the station but had no idea what the current regulations were.. the police have no time to deal with drones..

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

Or remit of course. Federal regulation is not a police matter and they can only record and report.

@aimedronesolutions

3 ай бұрын

As a Police Officer who runs our drone program, I have lots of knowledge and pass it throughout my department when possible.

@crankfotton

Ай бұрын

my neighbor is a cop and I asked him about drones and remote id. he kind of said the same thing... unless someone is doing something stupid with a drone or looking in peoples bedroom windows (which according to him was hardly ever), they have no time or desire to waste worrying about remote id or anyone flying a drone for that matter.

"The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help." ~Ronald Reagan

Just when my blood pressure was starting to go down a bit ....

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

At least they seem to be promoting s soft approach to enforcement? Sadly, I think Remote ID is here to stay but I think it might not be as bad in terms of day to day experience.

Last week I took my Typhoon H for its last flight. There are no RID modules under $200, Where are the modules? The Yuneec pilot forums have gone almost quiet other than peeps trying to sell their hexacopters. This is a law that seperates Rich from Poor. I dont even know if I can legally sell it to buy a mini or something and if I can Im sure theres not much of a market for a large heavy hexacopter. HEY! BEZOS! send me an RID module! This is your Law, Help people out!

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

I don't think there was the uptake from manufacturers the FAA expected. Although you can now buy a Remote ID module for around $100 as a whole unit and under for a unit requiring integration, I think they expected to see modules available for under $50. The fact that the mass market will be drones with RID 'baked in' perhaps loses a lot of the need for competition and keeps the modules as a more niche product.

If I jump or both my feet leave the ground simultaneously, do I need my pilots license?

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

I think it technically makes you superman? I don't think superman needs a license?

@felixruiz2838

3 ай бұрын

Good point ! how about a paper plane ??😂😂

Doing what they have said got us to this point and if you comply and do as they say they will just keep creating rules until they're no longer is this hobby so Treat RID like Drugs and JUST SAY NO

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

Do we need to remake the song?

@felixruiz2838

3 ай бұрын

Good one

I'll never take the 107 test until it's just about drones. Why do they ask you about weather charts if you're only going 400 ft high and about airplane rules. The FAA need to use more common sense.

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

That's a very good point! The equivalent in the UK is very drone focused and includes a flight assessment to show you can fly the drone.

@felixruiz2838

3 ай бұрын

Good point !!

@felixruiz2838

3 ай бұрын

I only own 1 249 drone and the rest above to about 4 pounds but delivery drones are heavier and they get to fly beyond VLS what's wrong here FAA ??

@williamthompson7060

3 ай бұрын

Common Sense? We're talking about the FAA. LOL

@TheRealAreone

8 күн бұрын

Common sense is not in their wheelhouse. Common sense would not require a part 107 for monetized footage from a 39 gram tiny whoop outdoors, but it does. There's a lot of stupidity with the rules and regulations surrounding drones when it comes to the FAA. Of course they'll bend over backwards to help their corporate lobbyists. Take Amazon's delivery drones for instance. Pretty sure they'd be BVLOS, yet somehow that's more safe than flying a 39 gram tiny whoop in FPV.

What we really need is a Boeing lobbyist and this would all go away overnight.

If you believe the FAA won't fine you the first time, you don't know the FAA

@damaylaphoenix1155

3 күн бұрын

how much?

Before you go and fly your Hanger 9 trainer, remember, Big Brother is watching you!🤣

If they bring in remote ID here in the UK they should loosen some of the other restrictions at the same time. If our drones are broadcasting their position and who is responsible for it then certain arguments for the restrictions disappear, like a lot of the ones for BVLOS, people saying, “what if an emergency helicopter comes in to land”, well then they can see that there is a drone flying about broadcasting its position. Another point that should be mentioned is hang gliders and paragliders, they can operate manned and powered aircraft without any license or registration, any broadcasting their position and no requirement to have anything electronic on board. Why? One of those crashing could do a lot of damage and end in significant injury. Why are they not getting more regulations to make them safer? They also seem to be against drones as can partly be seen in the “BHPA Electronic Conspicuity position paper August 2022” with the following statement: “This paper has been written to highlight to statutory bodies and to pilots the extent of hang gliding and paragliding in the UK - particularly in response to the intended integration of RPAS(drones) into UK airspace, the issues surrounding the detection by these aircraft of hang gliders and paragliders, and to outline the issues specific to hang gliders and paragliders concerning the move towards adoption of Electronic Conspicuity.” Basically the point of the paper is to say that drones can’t always see them and hang gliders and paragliders can’t use any “Electronic Conspicuity” systems which is basically what remote ID would come under. They give a list of reasons which are pretty much just excuses: their body blocks the antenna, they can’t fit such a system on their harness/aircraft, it would be little to no benefit since they currently avoid things by seeing them and it wouldn’t give them time to avoid faster moving aircraft. Perhaps the worst reason they give is, “The effect of legislation to mandate EC would drive a percentage of hang glider and paraglider pilots to operate ‘rogue’”, how can this be a valid reason? If you put more rules on us some of us just won’t follow them is basically what they are saying. Now if you can fit remote ID modules on small drones then you can absolutely fit similar on hang gliders and paragliders. If they are going to complain that drones can be dangerous to them since they fly at low altitude too, then they should have to take safety measures to ensure their own safety too. I don’t know how they can claim they are worried about drones but say that EC systems (which would let people know where they are) are of little to no benefit to them. I think there is a lot of unfairness towards drones with regulations and ideas about remote ID when there are literally manned and powered aircraft flying with hardly any of the restrictions we have. They can fly at low altitude and can fly to thousands of feet up, they can’t move out of the way all that quickly either, so why are drones that are limited to 120 m above the ground and much lighter and smaller and hence much less of a danger to other aircraft except when landing, so heavily regulated? Hang gliders and paragliders are “deregulated” and self regulating, why? Why can they get away with saying they can’t put EC on their aircraft but drone pilots can’t? If they are going to bring in remote ID for drones in the UK then they should bring in a universal system for all aircraft, manned or unmanned and relax the restrictions on drones. There is a lot of talk about how drones are dangerous to other aircraft but never any talk of what other aircraft can do to make it safer for themselves. Why are drones and drone pilots treated much worse than all other aircraft and treated as if they are the problem?

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

Sadly, remote ID is different to electronic conspicuity. RID will not be visible on any system by other aircraft. It is purely a security move to help trace the user of drones when required. In terms of integrating where drones are, that will take UTM. These systems are on the way but remote ID will exist in addition to it.

@Smachfest

3 ай бұрын

I don't think there are many reports of hang/para/glider incidents near airports. There have been drone incidents near airports. ATC and pilots require a safe zone for operations. The few that operated drones near airports maybe brought the wrath of the FAA/CAA down on all the innocent drone operators. 😢 The FAA/CAA had to be seen to do something as drone use is not going away. I think the other flying RC hobby folk have required registration for years. Drone operators were oblivious to the requirements.

Education first... Well put FAA on education first. Then the can use that knowledge to remove these ridiculous regulations... Embarrassing!

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

I don't think they allow it to work that way round. To be fair, I don't think any of the airspace regulators wanted RID.

@Siamect

3 ай бұрын

@@GeeksvanaSadly you are partly right...they will not allow it to work that way around It's like remove the professors from the universities and replace them with peasants.

@felixruiz2838

3 ай бұрын

Some peasants are smarter then professors we live in the real world 😂😂😂

Great reporting Sean, thank you😊

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

Thanks Shaun! Hope you are well brother.

Just buy bind anf fly drones. They weigh over 250 grams and can't be compliant with standard remote id. It's literally impossible. You putting a RID module won't make it compliant because that's not standard RID. If the FAA says anything to you, it's their incompetence. Not you violating regulations. It's not my job to make sure drones have standard RID. I didn't write an impossible to follow regulation. The FAA did. Im just a consumer buying products on the internet.

Great video.

My wallet was stolen in Switzerland. I now have a very remote ID card.

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

😂

I feel like if the FAA legitimately found small drones dangerous, they would ban them outright. These ridiculous laws and fines are in hopes they can screw over pilots having fun for $$$

Good video....

I hope the person who came up with the LEAP acronym got a promotion and a raise.

Hey the FAA should get involve for guns instead.

Well I got one for you, on my DJI Mavic 3 Classic I don't see anywhere where i can input my operator registration number for Remote ID (this is required in the EU)

Iim new in flying drone & I have a question does the DJI mini 4 pro has a remote ID & if it doses & I want to register it does the RMI would be recognized automatically when I turn on my drone

Very clear and concise, thanks! However one question... What does the law say about like test flights in your back yard (I live in a neighborhood) and I used to test fly new blades for balance or anything else that may go wrong and even do a few circuits around the yard at 20-30 ft. or so. Does all of that require airspace authorization starting at ground level, like even 2 inches off the ground (can they even detect that??) and what about remote ID? I assume that is required anytime the drone is turned on. Oh, and night beacon lights, ugh.. We can all thank those dunces that liked to fly in the path of airliners near airports for all this. 😞 Oh, I have an old Mavic Pro (original one) that does NOT have Remote ID and I don' yet have a module for it, nor is there really any good place for it on the drone due to the curved surfaces AND added weight. And I'm also aware of all this being exempt at a FRIA (my local field here has that exemption).

But yet gov has rid exemption for themselves

What fun!

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

Remote ID is certainly never fun 🤮. I suppose at least they are deploying a sensible approach to enforcement though.

@SunriseWaterMedia

3 ай бұрын

@@Geeksvana That's one glimmer of hope. 😄

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

@SunriseWaterMedia we have to cling to every silver lining 🤣

And none of the drone from emax, and companies like them have RID on their drones even though they are supposed to. There isn't really a way for them to reasonably comply with standard RID. We use our own radios and goggles. Those type of drones don't even connect to an app. So RID is going to have some problems going forward.

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

I think that comes from the FAA not truly understanding most of the drones and RC they are trying to regulate. It is a mess.

I'm all for proportional rules and regs that make sense and make the hobby safer but this is just madness and unjustified. Worringly it also puts the pilot at risk having the RID data searchable by joe public!😮

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

Madness is the word. I cannot help but think something else lurks behind that we are not spotting yet. Thankfully, for the US, the signal strength and apps are so low quality it is currently difficult to see many pilots being found. However, the UK version will network ready, so presumably we will have more of a flightradar24 scenario.

@pdtech4524

3 ай бұрын

@@Geeksvana Meanwhile I can go and run my 85mph 1/8th scale 4wd RC buggy in the local park, no registration, no licence, no insurance, no training, no RID ⚠️😲😳😊

I have government drones from people in my neighborhood following me what do I do about it?

Does exclusively flying sub 250g render you "exempt" from enforcement action (aside criminal activitie(s) with a sub 250g craft) by the FAA?

@Geeksvana

2 ай бұрын

Correct. Sub 250g recreational flight is exempt from registration and, therefore, does not require RID.

I don't answer Questions.

Just like the ATF, their policies are going out of control.

The hobby demographic is older already(people with more disposable income ) with yet another step that honestly raises privacy concerns on top of costs to the hobby I’m pretty sure gen’s and alpha won’t be getting into rc anytime

Except in Oklahoma where Unless you are a bona-fide business owner it is now illegal to fly your drone anywhere except on your property. A. No person using an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) or drone, as defined by the Federal Aviation Administration, shall, except as authorized by law: 1. Trespass onto private property or into airspace within four hundred (400) feet above ground level with the intent to subject anyone to eavesdropping or other surveillance; 2. Install on private property, without the consent of the owner or lessee, any device for observing, photographing, recording, amplifying, or broadcasting sounds or events on such property, or use any such unauthorized installation; 3. Intentionally use a drone to photograph, record, or otherwise observe another person in any place where the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy; or 4. Intentionally land a drone on the lands or waters that are the private property of another without the consent of the owner or lessee. B. A person who violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor. Paragraph 3 of subsection A of this section shall not apply to a drone operator operating a drone for a bona fide business or bona fide government purpose who unintentionally or incidentally photographs, records, or otherwise observes another person in a private place, nor shall it apply to a designated emergency management worker or government employee or contractor operating a drone within the scope of his or her lawful duties of employment. Paragraph 4 of subsection A of this section shall not apply to the landing of a drone required in the interest of safety or otherwise in an emergency such as to avoid collision with a person or property.

WHAT ABOUT SKYDIO ?

Most people wouldnt have a problem with this if their rules actually made sense. The 250g is ridiculous and not based on any scientific data from a safety perspective. Requiring a spotter for my freestyle drone when i fly close proximity shows the complete ignorance of the hobby. Allowing anyone acces to my location is asking for trouble especially ehen the FAA releases videos painting drone pilots in a negative light while encouraging people to snitch. They also need to clean up their rules. I have a mini 3 pro that is 249g with the stock batteries. If I use the larger battery, it automatically broadcasts remoteID. This requires me to register the drone, yet once registered I am required to broadcast remoteID even with my stock batteries. Since there is no way to turn this on, because the regulations don't allow anyone to do this, in order to comply i must install a separate remoteID module and register that separately. I am forced to register the same drone twice and purchase a remoteID just for switching batteries, because of their arbitrary weight limit, because the FAA doesn't want anyone to be able to turn off their RID. The 250g weight limit btw is not based on any data or research. It's an arbitrary safety standard that has been used for a good century. The fact they used this number proves they have zero consideration for experienced hobbyists who have been flying for decades with pretty much no issues. We've only had issues lately from careless people given access to DJI drones acting stupid. Go after those people , dont screw over the entire hobby with ignorant regulations because of a few bad apples.

I spoke to CAA in UK at the photography show and they stated remote ID hasnt happened yet and wont at the moment.

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

Hi Peter. Whoever you spoke to was either out of date or something else... Remote ID is in the latest CAA public consultation in great detail. They are about to recommend a network solution to government. It is most certainly on the way to the UK.

@petertyrrell7183

3 ай бұрын

@@Geeksvana he said not anytime soon. He also said flying over private land is allowed from public land and pathways.

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

Yes. Flying over private land has always been legal... (not sure why you are telling me that). Remote ID will be here 2026/2028. It is all on record.

@petertyrrell7183

3 ай бұрын

@@Geeksvana oh sorry. It was facebook forums that were saying the homeowner owns the airspace, not here. Lol. 2026/2028 seems completely correct as the guy said it would probably be here in a couple of years.

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

@petertyrrell7183 ahhh the joys of Facebook folklore 😂😂

They are worried about our drones hurting and or killing someone .but now we have tractortrallers on the road or will have that drive themselves with out a man or woman in the cab .like that safe

The Great Planes Rapture I built in 2006/7 was a radio control model aircraft kit at the time. Now it's a "homebuilt UAV". I hate big government. Surprising this happened on the Republicans' watch.

Wondering if the CAA and UK police will be like this

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

It will depend on the system we adopt but there are significant differences in who enforces what here in the UK of course. So I think Remote ID might be more of a stick here. Hope not, time will tell.

So is this just for USA or all over

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

Afternoon! As explained in the video this is US FAA rather than UK CAA... However, we do have our own version cooking at the moment. Sadly, it is even more restrictive if the CAA consultation is an indication!

@allanternent8862

3 ай бұрын

@@Geeksvana thank u

@SJMDronesMedia

3 ай бұрын

Remote ID won’t do anything good for the hobby , or safety for the public or end user , it’s just Big Brother watching everything you do,nothing electronic is safe, the powers to be must think we all all thick ! Just who is going to enforce it the police half the force in the country don’t even know the rules. I await with bated breath .

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

@SJMDronesMedia absolutely. I think it will not be a huge impact for many hobbyists. They moved the 'explanation' very quickly from safety and conspicuity to security. It doesn't feel like anyone wants to enforce this outside of assisting with nefarious drone flight already being looked at etc.

Your video get 8 stars😊

Im just wondering if i will need the remote id on my mini2 se. I see it on the things to know on the fly app.

@Geeksvana

2 ай бұрын

Hi! If you are flying recreationally, then you are not required to register the Mini2 SE as it is under 250g. Therefore, it does not need Remote ID to be registered/or a module fitted. Hope this helps.

@tallicafan85

2 ай бұрын

@@Geeksvana yes it did. Thats why i wanted that one. I just wanted to try it out and have fun and not get the idea and 107 just to have fun.

Lmao! Drone counseling. That guy is a hack. Although I did like the quote “hate the FAA…. Even more” insinuating there’s already a baseline level of hatred

Faa can F O O kindly.

I like You more way more then Pilot !

@weseehowcommiegoogleis3770

2 ай бұрын

Pilot Institute is a total little arzewad. If that's who you referred to.

the only reason drone pilots in the uk are pist off about RID is because they have been operating >250g drones in buil up areas closer than 50m to people and property. They don't want to get caught. simple as that.

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

I think that is part of it. Nobody want what they are doing wrong to be recorded etc. It will be interesting how that side of things works.

@paulchapman2184

3 ай бұрын

@@Geeksvana well... it'll level the playing field for the little guys in so much as there's no we have the biggest best drones so hire us... it'll be a case where you can only use certain drones... AND it'll allow a lot more people to start up. Certain people know this and don't like it but oh well... it is what it is

Not only they follow me they have a drone that have their voices im being threatened every day

Completely unenforceable.

He says can, and could. Possibly. Way too damn much. It's up to the person who contacts you.

I just got my $100 HolyStone RID module. Who do I send the bill too, Kevin or Bezos? That was the scariest flight ever, It flew well for about 3 minutes then It started flying by itself when I was in a hover. I fought to fly it back to me and it almost crashed into the neighbors house then I took my hands of the sticks to hover and I could gather my thoughts but no it took off backwards at full speed and fought to get it back again and had to land my large hexicopter at speed. Thanks to my lucky, I mean my talented flying it didnt crash. I looked at the flight data and it said I flew to the middle of Africa and back to California. IDK what happened, if it interupted my GPS, IDK but it made a cool video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/k5iL15aBcpWdaaw.html

They have completely sucked the fun out of the hobby.

Yeah right FAA 😂😂😂😂

Faa and RID total joke always fly never comply

I'm a pilot and aircraft mechanic with an Inspection rating for over 35 years. I have been a consultant for the FAA on specialty issues. The FAA is comprised of really good people and most of them are pilots with advanced ratings. I have seen them many times be very reasonable with even repeat offenders. They give you every chance to get educated so please do that. The rules are there for very good reasons. If you are confronted by them there is a reason. Don't lie-they take a very dim view of that and will show you the proof that you are lying. Be respectful and promise never to do it again and keep your promise. If you are a constant problem then expect them to take firm action. The mantra is learn, respect, and fly responsibly. We are all in it together when it comes to preserving our flying privileges.

@tonesthegrey6452

2 ай бұрын

I have to object to "The rules are there for good reason" when it comes to RID, unless "Because congress said to" qualifies as a good reason. Zero good reason exists for the RID requirement as currently mandated. If anyone at the FAA had been using their "hat rack", at minimum FPV racing/freestyle drones should be exempt from the RID requirement because in typical FPV usage, FPV racing and freestyle rigs never even enter actual navigable airspace and should IMHO be exempt if the aircraft is used exclusively below 50' AGL and within a handful of feet of surrounding tree tops. FPV is being lumped in with "flying tripod" type drones, which have very little in common with FPV quads as far as typical usage goes. So no, there is no good reason to back up the RID requirement as currently implemented whatsoever, unless you know something that I've missed so far.

@T18skyguy

2 ай бұрын

@@tonesthegrey6452 RID is no different from the ADSB system in general aviation in that general aviation pilots can see the drones altitude, direction, and serial number. What its really about is identification and accountability. A general aviation pilot has a license and an N number on their airplane for identification and accountability. It's a good thing, as their motto is see and be seen. We share a 3 dimensional airspace, and a hobby drone can bring down a regular aircraft, just like birds have done it already. As far as racing drones, if there is a crowd watching and a drone loses control, flys into your face, and you lose an eye. You might say who owns that drone? And others might reply "Oh, he jumped in his car and took off" So if the registration number is on it then you know who owns it. You may say well that will never happen, but anything that can happen does happen eventually. Nationwide there are many thousands of flights every day and a daily average of about 6 accidents per day, which is miniscule compared to the total number of flights per day. This is because of the Far's and the pilots that understand their purpose. When your in the airspace, the FAA considers you a real pilot, because you are.

@philliplarson2908

19 күн бұрын

@@T18skyguy Even ADSB isn't completely mandatory. Half of the US airspace doesn't require ADSB, yet RID has been mandated everywhere including places where it doesn't work. Legitimate concerns have been raised since the very beginning discussion of RID and in typically FAA fashion they've ignored the hundreds of thousands of comments and input on poorly drafted regulations. I've seen the FAA bend over backwards to ignore pencil whipping IA's and non-current medical pilots, or in many cases pilots who never even bothered to get licensed or complete their various ratings. I'm also a pilot, and A&P/IA - right at 30 years. You sure seem to have had some very different FAA experiences than I have.

@philliplarson2908

19 күн бұрын

@@T18skyguy Even ADSB isn't completely mandatory. Half of the US airspace doesn't require ADSB, yet RID has been mandated everywhere including places where it doesn't work. Legitimate concerns have been raised since the very beginning discussion of RID and in typically FAA fashion they've ignored the hundreds of thousands of comments and input on poorly drafted regulations. I've seen the FAA bend over backwards to ignore pencil whipping IA's and non-current medical pilots, or in many cases pilots who never even bothered to get licensed or complete their various ratings. I'm also a pilot, and A&P/IA - right at 30 years. You sure seem to have had some very different FAA experiences than I have.

I think the biggest issue will be understanding of the requirements by police. There are so many that know a bit, but not all. I just hope this isn't going to be a hand rubbing exercise by frauditors to catch them out when they, and we make a mistake... I'll hold judgement on that one 🤪

@Geeksvana

3 ай бұрын

Yes. I think the unique way the UK handles enforcement via police, could bring some issues in itself. As least in the US, Federal regs are not directly enforced by police. They simply record and report.

F FAA

Screw this over-reach bullshit! Been flying rc for 50 f’ng years.. where is the problem???