On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 20:36:10 -0500, John H.
wrote:


This is what FAA told the group:

"1. Develop and recommend minimum requirements for UAS that would need to be
registered.
- Factors to consider include, but are not limited to: technical capabilities and
operational capabilities such as size, weight, speed, payload, equipage, and other
factors such as age of operator.

2. Develop and recommend registration processes.
- Factors to consider include, but are not limited to: electronic means for
registration, data retention and storage, fee collection, and information required to
be submitted for registration.


3. Develop and recommend methods for proving registration and marking.
- Factors to consider include, but are not limited to: how certificates will be
issued and how a UAS will be able to be identified with the registered owner."

In other words, register the aircraft and a means to identify same with the
registered owner.

Just like guns.

It is a great dream for people who think the government can and should
do everything but how does this translate to a $50 used drone sold at
a garage sale?
They expect to sell a million for christmas. Probably half of those
will be used by kids.
That doesn't include the home built machines and as far as I know none
of them have serial numbers.
The guy who works for my wife is pounding them out from parts, custom
configuring them for his customers and selling them (at least one a
week).
These can't be confused with very specialized "model" aircraft and
they certainly do not conform to anything else the FAA regulates.

Again I am reminded of the CB radio or the marine VHF. Both exploded
into the consumer market (after being a somewhat regulated niche) and
the government just had to admit they were beyond their capabilities
in trying to regulate them.

I suspect they may just say the drones that can carry a couple of
pounds (Amazon etc) are regulated and the rest will remain in the
wild.
They will still have a limited degree of success.