Drone/Unmanned Aircraft Registration

[buckeyefarmer]

How many illegals have been reporting flying too close to aircraft?

235.5

 

[roadhunter]

Drones are far from toys at this point. Like most things a few will abuse the freedom to have these things and cause everyone to jump through hoops because of stupid behavior like flying around airports, invading people's privacy, harassing animals, hitting power lines, etc.. I"m sure there will be lots of rules and regulations from the federal level to the city level as well as lawsuits over the next few years.

 

[kenmac]

I wonder how soon after the law takes full effect, some camera toting drone is going to crash and cause personal or property damage, and they're going to use the video footage to find the drone's pilot because he runs away because it isn't registered? :laughing:

If they fly into my air space,, what's left, will belong to me !

 

[buckeyefarmer]

If someone is going to do something illegal with one, registration laws will do nothing to stop them.

 

[k0ua]

If someone is going to do something illegal with one, registration laws will do nothing to stop them.

Well, I think the idea is supposed to be if an accident happens with the drone causing some kind of damage or loss of life, they want someone to pin it on for criminal charges and civil recompense. As an example, if a piloted aircraft crashed into your barn and killed your prized heifer, but the pilot ran away unhurt, how would you know who to sue? The registration number on the aircraft would be the place everyone would start.

And to your point, if someone had some intentional ill intent with their drone, agreed they sure are not going to register it.

 

[charlz]

Well, I think the idea is supposed to be if an accident happens with the drone causing some kind of damage or loss of life, they want someone to pin it on for criminal charges and civil recompense. As an example, if a piloted aircraft crashed into your barn and killed your prized heifer, but the pilot ran away unhurt, how would you know who to sue? The registration number on the aircraft would be the place everyone would start.

And to your point, if someone had some intentional ill intent with their drone, agreed they sure are not going to register it.

I don't see how registration solves the problem the government seems to be most concerned about which is drones flying near aircraft. Unless something happens where they get physical possession of the drone there is no way they could tell who it is registered to. People who want to fly them in areas they should not will simply not register them or put registration information on the drone so we end up in the same spot we were in pre-registration requirement.

 

[bcp]

Lots of people working on drone catchers and other defenses.

Malou Tech Interceptor drone designed to stop terrorists flying gadgets into nuclear power stations | Daily Mail Online

Bruce

 

[MossRoad]

If someone is going to do something illegal with one, registration laws will do nothing to stop them.

No laws stop anyone from doing anything, if you think about it, so why have any laws???

 

[Mace Canute]

No laws stop anyone from doing anything, if you think about it, so why have any laws???

If you don't have laws you can't prosecute anyone for any act regardless of what it was.

 

[MossRoad]

If you don't have laws you can't prosecute anyone for any act regardless of what it was.

Ya think?