Drone Remote ID Rule Enters Regulatory Review
UPDATE — The final rule has been released. Please read about the Remote ID rule here.
There is movement on the FAA’s long-awaited draft rule to require a means of remotely identifying drones from the ground, despite the postponement of its release from September to December. On Sept. 12 the Remote ID proposed rule was submitted for regulatory review to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), part of the White House Office of Management and Budget. OIRA has up to 90 days to review the rule before releasing it.
2 Comments on “Drone Remote ID Rule”
I am designing an experimental drone its class is unknown at this time it will be equipped with a electromagnetic current with magnet shavings to keep it charged. also GPS live feed with Garmin Home Base and Google Maps
Areas that need improvement:
1) Rural Flying where there is no Internet Coverage or Supplier coverage:
You need a method of pre-identification, like filing a flight plan / operation area in LAANCE that allows drone pilots to enjoy usually very safe areas that have no cellular or WiFi coverage.
2) Retrofit Drones with ID Beacons Rule:
Allow for FAA to approve add-on ID beacons to allow existing Drones to comply with the rules vs being grounded.
3) Micro-drone safety and compliance accessory waver to .1lbs
.55 lb limit for micro-drones should include up to an additional .1 lbs of accessories related to safety and compliance with-in the coming rules for micro-drones. Lights, ID beacons, padded landing feet, blade guards. Upgrading Safety and Compliance should never be penalized.
4) Hobby publishing to offset hobby cost to allow equal access to the skies
Recreational flying should allow for online publishing of video as long compensation to the user does not exceed the costs of drone equipment and fees for that year.
NOTE: IRS treated businesses that never showed a profit as a hobby at one time for taking business deductions. This rule change would allow a hobbyist to share photos and videos for lower monetization to help offset hobby cost, without entering Part 107 commercial rules. This is important to support equal access to this hobby instead of the FAA being seen as limiting hobby access to the skies to only the wealthy.