Proposed Regulations for Drones Are Released (opens in new tab)

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mengjiang10y ago· 2 in thread

"Under the proposal, most drone owners would have to register the machines with the federal government, which would place the information in a national database, the first such requirements." ----- I hope this doesn't mark the death of the industry, although one could argue that cars went through the same cycle.

btiedeOP10y ago

Good analogy with the auto industry. I don't think it will lead to the death of the drone. In fact I don't think it really goes far enough. Registration into such a database falls short of what some security experts agree is appropriate, especially when you consider that people with malicious intent are not going to register anyway. However, it is a necessary first step.

EDIT: 'many' changed to '_some_ security experts': Source is the NYT article in the OP

bigiain10y ago

Have you got any references to " … what many security experts agree is appropriate"? Because I can't think of any plausible threat that a sub 1 pound multicopter represents, that isn't already a treat from kites/frisbees/skateboards/bicycles or many other things which are considered perfectly acceptable and the risks of accidental injury or intentional misuse aren't dealt with just fine under current society.

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bigiain10y ago· 1 in thread

Damn - "half a pound" is a fair bit lower than many people (me included) were expecting. I'd been smugly assuming my sub 500g quads would be exempt (while all the 1kg+ DJI gear wouldn't be).

btiedeOP10y ago

It does seem like they started with a very low weight. Looks like I'll have to figure out how to make my hoverboard a lot lighter...

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12 comments

5 comments · 2 top-level

mengjiang10y ago· 2 in thread

"Under the proposal, most drone owners would have to register the machines with the federal government, which would place the information in a national database, the first such requirements." ----- I hope this doesn't mark the death of the industry, although one could argue that cars went through the same cycle.

btiedeOP10y ago

Good analogy with the auto industry. I don't think it will lead to the death of the drone. In fact I don't think it really goes far enough. Registration into such a database falls short of what some security experts agree is appropriate, especially when you consider that people with malicious intent are not going to register anyway. However, it is a necessary first step.

EDIT: 'many' changed to '_some_ security experts': Source is the NYT article in the OP

bigiain10y ago

Have you got any references to " … what many security experts agree is appropriate"? Because I can't think of any plausible threat that a sub 1 pound multicopter represents, that isn't already a treat from kites/frisbees/skateboards/bicycles or many other things which are considered perfectly acceptable and the risks of accidental injury or intentional misuse aren't dealt with just fine under current society.

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bigiain10y ago· 1 in thread

Damn - "half a pound" is a fair bit lower than many people (me included) were expecting. I'd been smugly assuming my sub 500g quads would be exempt (while all the 1kg+ DJI gear wouldn't be).

btiedeOP10y ago

It does seem like they started with a very low weight. Looks like I'll have to figure out how to make my hoverboard a lot lighter...

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