Why FAA Registration Might Not Make Drones Much Safer
http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/why-faa-registration-might-not-make-drones-much-safer-n500481
The hundreds of thousands of Americans who bought a drone in
2015 face a key deadline Thursday. It's the last day they can
comply with a Federal Aviation Administration mandate that they
register their device without paying a $5 fee. But one day
ahead of the deadline, it appears that a sizable percentage of
drones will not be registered. What's more, experts say it's not
at all clear that even a successful effort will achieve the
agency's goal of preventing a disaster from the reckless use of
one of these devices ... While the FAA believes the registration
rate has been strong so far, hundreds of thousands of drones
remain unregistered. The fee that takes effect Thursday may not
help. Rule contended that the $5 charge may only have a "small
effect." But when the rules were drafted last year, the Consumer
Technology Association argued that fees could deter
registration. "Even a small fee -- essentially a drone tax --
could undermine the FAA's objective of widespread compliance,"
the organization said in a statement. It said a fee could
ultimately hinder efforts to associate a drone with a single
owner.
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