If I have registered my drone voluntarily but it weighs under 250g am I required to have Remote ID?
As long as you're a recreational flyer and under 250g...You are not required to transmit RID as long as you are flying as a recreational pilot.
The current FAA requirement is this:If I have registered my drone voluntarily but it weighs under 250g am I required to have Remote ID?
The current FAA requirement is this:
"Drones which are required to be registered or have been registered, including those flown for recreation, business, or public safety, must comply with the rule on Remote ID."
UAS Remote Identification | Federal Aviation Administration
Drones or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) are fundamentally changing aviation, and the FAA is committed to working to fully integrate drones into the National Airspace System (NAS). Safety and security are top priorities for the FAA and remote identification (remote ID) of drones is crucial to...www.faa.gov
That means registered drones (like mine, ugh) under 250 g must comply. Major bummer. Might end my brief encounter with drones.
Sigh, except that's not what it means. Unfortunately the lack of clarification and the confusion caused and the unbelievable inability of the government to properly and clearly explain the rules, understandable the answer is not always apparent when you allow a broken database to exist. If you want to wade thru the twisted and convoluted language to see how we get there, happy to go thru it with you. Still, I understand how you arrived at your conclusion, but....
Answer: Today, no you don't have to transmit RID if you are flying your under 250g recreational drone just because your drone is added to your inventory in the FAA database (i.e. often referred to as "registered.")
How do I know? Try it for yourself. Go into the FAA database, log in, added a sub-250g drone to your inventory, under the RID column choose NO. If you were required to transmit RID (which means add your RID serial number) then you wouldn't be allowed to chose NO but would be forced to choose YES and add the RID number.
Excellent! Wahoo! Doesn't pay to be able to read. Thanks for the reply. Apologies to those posters to whom I gave the "correct" info direct from the FAA.
Sir, while I don't give legal advice on this forum and I only give you my opinion, as I mentioned I can give you the readout on this topic as I see it. When I post, I do so responsibly and with the understanding that the topic is complicated and often open to interpretation. I would prefer you rely on the folks with the most authority but that isn't always possible (which is why I think some people come here to post instead of calling or reaching out to the FAA). Check out post #2 and post #5.OK. Point taken. I'll look for more authoritative advice.
Sir, while I don't give legal advice on this forum and I only give you my opinion, as I mentioned I can give you the readout on this topic as I see it. When I post, I do so responsibly and with the understanding that the topic is complicated and often open to interpretation. I would prefer you rely on the folks with the most authority but that isn't always possible (which is why I think some people come here to post instead of calling or reaching out to the FAA). Check out post #2 and post #5.
If you check the rest of the internet, you'll see there are thousands of RID discussions so it's a good topic to have a round discussion among drone pilots. I prefer otherwise because discussing the FAA law requires a debate and this forum isn't always prepared to debate the issues; but I'm happy to explain my opinion if you wish, just let me know.
Fair enough, but are those two short sentences always BOTH true?If you have to register your drone, it has to have RID. RID is tied directly to registration.
This, at least, seems somewhat clear:The only sUAS not required to have RID is a <250g recreational drone. If all you do with a <250g is fly recreationally, it does not require registration. And since it does not require registration, it does not need RID. If you have a >250g sUAS (including r/c aircraft), and it doesn't not have RID, it must be flown at an FAA Recognized Identification Area (FRIA).
So in this case, it's the registration STATUS of my <250g drone that makes it require RID (not whether it is/was ever REQUIRED to be registered...). That seems, well, not completely logical.For the <250g non-registered/non-RID drone, you can fly it outside a FRIA.
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