A Major Problem With the FAA Plan to Register All Drones
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2015/10/one_major_problem_with_the_faa_drone_registry_diy_drones.html
There are lots of potential problems with this plan, which other
experts have admirably described. But I want to focus on one
particular obstacle. What should the FAA do about registering
DIY drones--the flying objects that people make in their
garages, instead of running out and buying? ... Irritated drone
pilots like to mention that certain single-occupant manned
aircraft designated as "ultralight"--this would include some
gliders and gyrocopters--are designated not as aircraft but as
vehicles. Most ultralight vehicles don't have to be registered
with the FAA, and you don't need a license to fly one ...
Another problem: Flight controllers are easy to make and cheap
to acquire from many different, small-time sources--and as this
16-year-old kid in the Philippines demonstrates, it's quite easy
to just make your own with an Arduino-based module if you don't
want to buy one.
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