Everyone is getting their own militarized drone these days (its easy).

[Huckleberry]

Is it not already required.by law to register your drone...in the U.S...be smart fly safe

Not for recreational purposes. You register yourself as an individual. Nowhere on the registration form do you put the SN of your UAV, therefore the drone itself is not actually “registered”.

 

[AMann]

So it seems the consensus here is that regulations on the user level won’t stop it, and I think regulations on the controller/kit manufacturers won’t either.

So, perhaps a better defense and some offense (both diplomatic and punitive) are about the only ways to deal with it?

In the end though, we are all going to be paying more money for things that are dependent on the petroleum stream because of this.

 

[jagraphics]

While I agree that registration should be required, as with manned aircraft, world wide I really don't think it will do anything to stop regimes from continuing there assaults on governments they intend to disrupt...JMO...be smart fly safe

However there are a lot of unlicensed drone already out there and you can mke your own from parts anyway
Do you REALLY think registration will help?

 

[Classic flyer]

Not for recreational purposes. You register yourself as an individual. Nowhere on the registration form do you put the SN of your UAV, therefore the drone itself is not actually “registered”.

That being said and understood, the registration number brings the drone back to you!

 

[Classic flyer]

However there are a lot of unlicensed drone already out there and you can mke your own from parts anyway
Do you REALLY think registration will help?

It certainly can't hurt...be smart fly safe

 

[jagraphics]

So it seems the consensus here is that regulations on the user level won’t stop it, and I think regulations on the controller/kit manufacturers won’t either.
So, perhaps a better defense and some offense (both diplomatic and punitive) are about the only ways to deal with it?

Be careful what you wish for as some countries are more guilty than others.....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_drone_strikes_in_Yemen

 

[jagraphics]

It certainly can't hurt...be smart fly safe

One upset in a foreign country with fewer casualties that the average mass shooting in the USA and you want registration and licensing.....



EDIT: to all those who whinge about NFZ, now you see why they are there.

 

[Classic flyer]

One upset in a foreign country with fewer casualties that the average mass shooting in the USA and you want registration and licensing.....

How does registering/licensing hurt anyone?

 

[jagraphics]

How does registering/licensing hurt anyone?

Likewise for licensing, background checks and medicals for gun owners.


As a former UK gun owner and about to be registered drone user (they are brining in registration inthe UK for all users) I agree with licensing for Drone flyers.
After all a drone is an aircraft.

 

[Classic flyer]

Likewise for licensing, background checks and medicals for gun owners.

I agree 100%...people that are going to commit crimes are going to do it regardless...they're not law abiding persons, that's the point I was making in the previous post...be smart fly safe

 

[AMann]

I think defense is going to win out on this, be it electronic or physical barriers. The thought of drone swarms doing this is an issue though, even the navy has been concerned about this as their conventional defensive systems may not be able to deal with it. Kind of reminds me of this Star Trek scene:

 

[Classic flyer]

Drones are a new and emerging threat to national securities world wide and as it becomes more widely used, almost on a daily basis, it's going to make it tougher for us, as hobbyists, to enjoy our Hobby due to all the future restrictions that surely will follow...be smart fly safe

 

[MKurr]

Absolutely. In fact it is far more difficult to get an unregistered drone than an unregistered firearm in the USA.
That is why there are no burning refineries in the US.

What?

 

[jagraphics]

What?

Well have you seen any drone strike on oil refineries in the USA this year?

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[Huckleberry]

Well have you seen any drone strike on oil refineries in the USA this year?

OTOH how many mass shootings with firearms in the USA this year?

How bout we not get political.

 

[schmooit]

Making it law to register your drone and having an online test would definitely stamp out this sort of thing!

Not sure on that the market for 2nd hand would become the default for purchase or just buy components and home build, unless RC equipment is tracked via serials for each component then its not going to work, Im in the UK and we still have gun crime! granted not much but its still here and non of those weapons are registered! I agree with the idea in principle but in reality there will always be ways round it and only us honest people will comply, still i suppose my old P3P will become sought after on the 2nd hand market!

 

[wsteele]

I think they will be considering the return of Selective Availability for GPS after attacks like this, at least perhaps on a regional level.

Nope. Won't happen. Not only did the DoD commit to never turning Selective Availability back on; but, they're not even including the SA technology in the latest generation of GPS satellites.

The FAA would go nuts too as they were forced to go years ago with GPS rather than their Microwave Landing System for precision landing.

 

[jagraphics]

Nope. Won't happen. Not only did the DoD commit to never turning Selective Availability back on; but, they're not even including the SA technology in the latest generation of GPS satellites.

The FAA would go nuts too as they were forced to go years ago with GPS rather than their Microwave Landing System for precision landing.

Besides if the US ever did have Selective Availability then everyone would swap to the other systems.....

 

[Worsedog]

Well have you seen any drone strike on oil refineries in the USA this year?

OTOH how many mass shootings with firearms in the USA this year?

Causation is not correlation.

 

[AMann]

Nope. Won't happen. Not only did the DoD commit to never turning Selective Availability back on; but, they're not even including the SA technology in the latest generation of GPS satellites.

The FAA would go nuts too as they were forced to go years ago with GPS rather than their Microwave Landing System for precision landing.

SA can be programmed into the satellites, it doesn't have to be hardware. Also, it’s possible to make it regionally (a large one) available, and It was possible to get clearance to be given secure key codes to turn it off when using GPS units with that feature. I used this with some Magellan units my company had for a project we did at Edwards AFB back in the 90’s.