Recent content by Papa Echo

There would be no objections from me, but unfortunately the NPRM is written another way. Please watch the videos. Bruce has some very good points, especially how to "submit very specific input that is rational."

I agree, but the FAA is under the influence of the Commercial Drone Alliance, etc. They want to get us out of the airspace. There are other, and what I think, better ways to enhance safety. A technology like FLARM (look it up on Wikipedia) could be developed. BTW, the proposed rules are no...

@Roadking: I think you did not read the NPRM. It will not be allowed to buy a module and clip it on your quad. The entire system is the UAS and that means from the radio to the quadcopter, everything needs to be compliant with the rules. And EVERY aircraft that people want to fly, after these...

A (analog) license plate, which is only on the back of my car, is nothing compared to this Remote ID.

Imagine the government would make it mandatory to have a Remote ID in every car that transmit to an Internet database in realtime. After a year we would have empty roads. Of course we need laws, but we need reasonable laws. This NPRM is an overreach to get empty skies.

The new rules don't stop anyone who wants to do evil or who is only uneducated ,but put a huge burden on the rest of us.

So, how many racers here are flying at a FAA-recognized identification area (FRIA)?

I think you don't understand what is coming. Maybe some of you can live with the restrictions of RID, but there is one more important point for the racing community. You have to throw all your quadcopters above 250g (0.55 lbs) into the trash!!! You are not allowed to fly them any longer if this...

The FAA has published a Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) about the upcoming Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (RID of UAS). It’s a 319 page long horror story. You can find it here: Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft Systems You can download the PDF under "Printed...