Droner - Registreringsregler innføres i USA - AIN Online

FAA Unveils Small UAS Aircraft Registry

The U.S. FAA today rolled out a web-based aircraft registration process for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that weigh between 0.55 pounds and 55 pounds. The agency is publishing an interim final rule that will take effect December 21, in time for the holiday season. The rule provides for a simple registration process, as well as a means for marketing small unmanned aircraft that the agency said is more appropriate for those aircraft. This comes just three weeks after the UAS Registration Task Force Aviation Rulemaking Committee delivered its recommendations to the agency on establishing a registry. The rule incorporates a number of those recommendations. According to the FAA, the weight threshold includes payloads such as on-board cameras. Existing small UAS owners must register their aircraft by February 19. Owners of affected small UAS that are purchased after December 21 must register the aircraft before first flight. Registrants must be 13 and can use either a paper process or a web-based system. The registry will require a name, home address and email. Once the process is completed, a certificate of aircraft registration is generated providing a unique identification number that must be marked on the aircraft in a readily accessible location. The FAA will waive the $5 registration fee until January 20 “to encourage as many people as possible to register quickly.” No Longer Just A Toy: Regulators Say Drone Operators Are Pilots A 'Parrot Bebop' drone, used to take images, flies during a demo in San Francisco. Is a drone a toy or a (tiny) airplane? To the Department of Transportation, the question is far from complicated. "Unmanned aircraft operators are aviators and with that title comes a great deal of responsibility," Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said on Monday while unveiling new drone registration rules.   FAA Announces Small UAS Registration Rule Notice Number: NOTC6328 Press Release - For Immediate Release December 14, 2015 Contact: Les Dorr or Alison Duquette Phone: (202) 267-3883 Registration will be free for the first 30 days! WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a streamlined and user-friendly web-based aircraft registration process for owners of small unmanned aircraft (UAS) weighing more than 0.55 pounds (250 grams) and less than 55 pounds (approx. 25 kilograms) including payloads such as on-board cameras.