Originally Posted by kwilson

And for anyone that still has the lingering question; YES your model airplane is a DRONE.

Thank you! I looked it up, we are all lumped under:

UAV

Originally Posted by thepamster

Someone on another forum made a good point that the materials used to build model aircraft, or drones, urgh, may not have serial numbers but the receivers do.

Yes they do and the technology certainly exists to make them transponders with GPS mapping so the 400 foot ceiling can be enforced. Depending on how far they want to take this, it could kill giant scale. But I am sure they don't want that, so will probably just make you get an exemption...for a nominal fee of course.

http://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=83927

http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releas...m?newsId=18756

Originally Posted by Judge

Video of the Press Conference

https://www.transportation.gov/fastl...n-announcement

Judge - Thanks for the links!

I find it ironic that the video above shows an empty podium for the first 10 minutes. DOT cannot even get their silly youtube video working correctly, but they can register all my RC planes and get it right?

I am still waiting for my lower healthcare premiums that I was promised.

http://www.faa.gov/uas/model_aircraft/

Originally Posted by thepamster

Do drones come with serial numbers? My airplanes don't. The balsa wood that I purchase to build something from scratch does not have a serial number. The plans that I buy to build from scratch do not have any serial numbers. What exactly am I registering? What happens if I don't register? If I sell a plane to someone else does he or she have to register it. If they don't register it and hurt someone am I liable?

If you are scratch building, that will classify you as an "OEM" of drones and will require you to register as such. That will essentially pit you in the same category of such companies as Boeing, McDonnell-Douglas, etc. You HAVE filed all of the proper documents, right? LOL

Astro

Originally Posted by astrohog

If you are scratch building, that will classify you as an "OEM" of drones and will require you to register as such. That will essentially pit you in the same category of such companies as Boeing, McDonnell-Douglas, etc. You HAVE filed all of the proper documents, right? LOL

Astro

Well obviously I have. Lol. Will I be able to obtain government grant money to help fund my next build?

http://www.faa.gov/uas/media/model_a..._spec_rule.pdf

http://www.faa.gov/uas/publications/...nfographic.pdf

http://www.faa.gov/uas/nprm/

Originally Posted by flabrija63

do you guys honestly think logic and personal rights will stop this administration??? C'mon fellas. They can't confiscate all of our guns either, but just you watch, they're going to try. Bottom line is, when SOMEBODY in DC finds out how many people fly and how many planes and helis are out there, they're going to see dollar signs. Can they enforce it??? No. BUT, they know that a majority of us are honest, law-abiding people and will probably trundle in and pay to stay legal. That's a lot of coin. Heck, I have 6 planes, 11 helis and 3 quads. I'm sure a lot of you guys have bigger fleets than I do. Do the math, because somebody in DC is bound to. Why do you think they're trying to get this in place before Christmas??? They're expecting sales of quads to hit 1 million this Christmas alone.

Ding ding ding ding
We have a winner folks!

http://www.faa.gov/regulations_polic...AS_Summary.pdf

Originally Posted by flabrija63

do you guys honestly think logic and personal rights will stop this administration???

Are you actually operating under the delusion that this is somehow related to whomever happens to be in the White House?? If so, you needed to watch the video of the Congressional Committee from a couple of weeks ago about aviation/drone rules. Chaired and a majority of Republicans, and THEY were the ones calling for the strictest rules.

This is an FAA thing, no matter who is in charge the beast has been released and their rules monster is on the loose. Democrat or Republican in the WH will make zero difference to this. They BOTH think them "drones" are a danger and SOMETHING (anything) must be done about them.

http://www.c-span.org/video/?328622-...viation-safety

http://www.faa.gov/uas/law_enforcement/