" Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
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-- Proverbs 29:18, King James Bible (KJV)
Quadcopters and similar drones have not only legal aspects such as the requirement of FAA registration in the United States, but also require enhanced tech savvy on the part of the user, especially for safety reasons.
Gizmag has a series of "how to" postings on drones by Loz Blain:
We do not know how many "how to" "schools" there will ultimately be.
See also for general information on mandatory registration in the USA:
As regards our previous posting on drone registration, please now read the official FAA announcement concerning the drone registration requirement, starting December 21, that drones ( also those used by modelers and hobbyists
) must be registered with the FAA as Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
. See their FAQ
for the definition of UAS.Anyone who has made, purchased or otherwise obtained a drone prior to that date has 60 days to register. Yes, Christmas gifts and homemade drones also fall under the registration requirement.When operating a drone, the operator must have his or her drone registration certificate in their possession.Civil fines for non-registration can reach $27500 and " criminal penalties include fines of up to $250,000 and/or imprisonment for up to three years
".As one sees, the registration requirement must be taken seriously by all.No drone registration is required for drones below a certain weight (250 gm viz. 0.55 lb. or less) which are regarded to be unmanned aircraft systems viewed in the category of "toys".Also excluded from the drone registration requirement are "paper airplanes, toy balloons, Frisbees, and similar items" which are not connected to control systems for the unmanned aircraft.Make sure to check out the FAA Drone Registration FAQ
for all the details.
We refer here to a very important article by Nick Lavars at Gizmag in US government announces mandatory drone registration
.This is an urgent posting relating to mandatory drone registration, so that if you get one of these unmanned small flying "aircraft" called DRONES for Christmas, for example, then you are required to register the drone with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
before flying it and also to stick a unique identification number on the aircraft. Failure to do so can result in immense fines or even prison sentences, so this is no small potatoes. If you register the drone prior to January 20, 2016, the FAA waives the registration fee. Get it done!
