It's Starting
 

Here we go.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/departme...n-requirement/

Drone Owners Will Now Have to Register With the US Government
 

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so they won't register guns which kills tens of thousands a year in the US. But they will register 'drones' which have never killed or really even injured a person ever.

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Hit the nail on the head with that one Scott.

Welcome to George Orwell's 1984....it only took 31 years longer.

Pardon me...will you pour me another shot of Victory Gin?

(Insert favourite deity's name here) PLEASE HELP US ALL.

Re: Drone Owners Will Now Have to Register With the US Government
 

I think it is a move in the right direction.. We as modelers belong to MAAC as well as a club.. some like myself belong to 2 or more clubs.. We are registered with maac and our clubs... we follow rules .. we fly in sanctioned and dedicated airspace.. We respect the airspace of others and we are accountable to the others in our clubs.. And we also stay in " line of sight "

These people who fly these drones looking to get that video that will go viral are non of the above.. and if the government has to step in and regulate them, then that is there own doing..

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It's about time the government steps in and regulates them. Good news!

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Guns are registered when they are purchased legally.

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What a joke! All RC aircraft are drones but we never call them that. Outsiders call them drones. FAA stated that there will be 1 million drones under the tree this Christmas, now this drone register idea comes out. I can't see this happening, never in two months. More fear mongering. No drone(multi rotor) has killed anyone or brought down a plane.

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Like anything else, the laws are created to control the irresponsible.

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The word " drone " generally refers to that which takes vertical flight using 3 or more rotors..

And do we have to wait until one kills someone to take action..

MAAC has already taken action by setting safety standards for clubs to prevent this sort of thing.. Who is setting the safety standards for these " multirotor operators.." not them that would seem apparent ..

Kind of like closing the gate after your dog gets out and bites someone..

Lets say you get on a plane to go on that long awaited vacation.. and an unregulated multi rotor flies into one of the engines.. and cause the plane to return to the airport for repairs.. and your vacation gets delayed or cancelled..

What are you going to say about that operator... " he is a nice guy and you are understanding of why he or she did that to you """ :itsok_170: