The FAA wants drone operators to register so badly, apparently, that it may be waiving the usual requirement for truthful responses to questions on government forms. Sound bizarre? I thought so, too.
Nonprofit organization TechFreedom filed a petition against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) this week over the FAA’s regulatory requirement of the registration and $5 fee for drone hobbyists ...
Hey, FAA, where's my $5? I'm a law-abiding citizen. So when the FAA decided in 2015 that all drone pilots flying drones weighing less than 55 pounds (but more than 9 ounces) had to register them, I ...
For months, the drone industry has been waiting to see what the FAA's registration requirements for unmanned aircraft (UAS, or what we typically call "drones") would be, as well as how much they'd ...
[Note: In light of the FAA’s announcement of the drone registry, we’ve revisited our recent analysis of its authority to require registration.] On December 14, 2015, the FAA issued the ...