Currently there is no size requirement other than being legible.I know that the registration number has to be posted on the outside of the drone so it can be read "without" handling the drone so is there any certain size the numbers have to be?
You could make the same argument for license plates on your car. Registration has been in force for several years now. Is it really worth complaining about at this point? Is $5 every three years going to kill you?How is this of any value?
How is any of this going to be enforceable?
It's highly unlikely it can be read while in the sky, unless someone uses extraordinary telescopic visual aide, which would be ironic since we can't use anything other than ordinary glasses to be legal in VLOS?
Let's say a drone crashes to the ground and causes some form of issue. Thereafter, the authorities find the drone, but there are no external markings....gasp, oh no. Is that the end of the story? Or, using the serial number discovered by removing the battery once the authorities realize it is not a bomb, do the authorities then reach out to DJI who have no legal requirement (as far as I know) to co-operate with the investigation? Let's say DJI says it's Mr. So & So. The authorities come knocking on Mr So & So' door to learn he sold the drone on craigslist for cash. (side note. It is purely a coincidence that Mr. So & So kept the controller because the craigslist buyer wanted to control the drone by phone via wifi; purely coincidence. I swear)
Is this another one of those 'laws' that makes somebody feel happy that at least they tried something/anything?
Not talking about registration. Talking about putting the number on the drone' exterior, and yes you can make the same argument about car license plates. It is only of value for law abiding citizens. i.e. useless in crime, if the criminal could think that far ahead.You could make the same argument for license plates on your car. Registration has been in force for several years now. Is it really worth complaining about at this point? Is $5 every three years going to kill you?
Already being discussed:How is this of any value?
It states the following:If you read the release from the FAA you will see it why this is being done.
It states the following:
"Members of the law enforcement and security communities have expressed concern that the current rule, which allows registration numbers to be marked in an enclosed compartment, presents an imminent risk of harm to first responders. When responding to a security incident involving an unmanned aircraft, first responders seek to identify the owner or operator. One way to do that is to obtain the registration number of the unmanned aircraft. Requiring first responders to physically handle a small unmanned aircraft to obtain the registration number poses an unnecessary safety and security risk to those individuals, as well as to others in the immediate proximity to the aircraft, because of the potential for the unmanned aircraft to conceal an explosive device in an enclosed compartment (such as the battery compartment), designed to detonate upon opening. Requiring small unmanned aircraft owners to place the registration number on an external surface of the aircraft helps to mitigate this risk because a first responder can view the number without handling the aircraft, or by using other technologies that allow for remote viewing of the aircraft's external surface."
What is the load carrying capability of a consumer drone? Is it sufficient to carry a bomb of any consequence? Remember, this is in the case it's in the battery compartment, so it can't be a consumer drone capable of flying. DJI is too tight for that.
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