On Tue, 15 Dec 2015 13:31:55 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 12/15/2015 1:22 PM, wrote:

As John said, wouldn't a PSA on TV accomplish the same thing, a whole
lot cheaper. Maybe do the normal government thing for things they
can't controller and require a warning label on the drone controller.



Why do you suppose the idea of requiring the drone's owner to be
registered and a traceable number be put on the drone that leads back
to the owner was determined to be the only viable action the FAA can
take at the present time? Also, I don't buy into your argument that
the registration process is going to be unreasonably expensive.
Computers do almost all the work creating the registry and database.

Computers do most of the work at DMV but they have plenty of
employees. This will be done largely by a contractor so the cost will
be readily available if you want to dig through the FAA
appropriations. The thing you ignore is how much will enforcement
cost. The FAA can barely deal with the things they are responsible for
now and in a lot of cases, not so well.
There are plenary of planes flying around with missed inspections,
pilots who have license problems and some who have no license at all.
A toothless rule is worse than no rule at all.