the drone. Currently, the regulatory advice is to only fly in fields that have been approved for model aircraft use. This does not address the radio noise in urban areas because, in theory, no one is supposed to be flying there, which quite simply does not reflect reality. The FAA (and perhaps the FCC?) should advise the public that they are destined to crash if they use the 2.4 Ghz radios around municipal or suburban areas where there are lots of Wi-Fi radios in use. Palm Beach Drone and others teach about this in drone operation classes. However, the average person who buys a drone at Best Buy and who goes online to the “Know B 4 U Fly” campaign for their education is not getting the message that these 2.4 Ghz devices are unstable until they are upgraded to use 900Mhz radios, UHF, 3G or something else as a standard method of control. The FAA has not been clear on training issues for drone operators, and the registration database it has recently launched.
REGISTER YOURSELF Quite simply, an owner of any consumer drones weighing more than 0.55 pounds and less than 55 pounds, who has previously operated an unmanned aircraft exclusively as a model aircraft prior to Dec. 21, 2015, must register no later than Feb. 19, 2016. Owners of any other drone purchased for use as a model aircraft after Dec. 21, 2015, must register before the first flight outdoors. Owners may use either the paper-based process or the new streamlined, Web-based system on the FAA Web site. For some reason, the registration
process has generated some controversy since people hate to provide their personal information anywhere anymore (unless they are posting about their personal lives on social media). Quite simply, this is one
of the best tools in the FAA’s arsenal for forcing better behavior on the part of drone operators by reducing their anonymity should a real incident occur. Nothing changes human behavior more than the risk of being caught doing something wrong.
More than simple registration is needed. Better education and training are needed for all but the smallest of drones, and especially those that can operate at higher altitudes or longer distances due to the potential risk they might pose.
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