Drone FAA Regulations
Cluster focuses on discussions about FAA regulations for drones, including requirements for registration, pilot licenses, altitude limits, airspace restrictions, and comparisons to RC planes, ultralights, and other small aircraft.
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Flying drones without permissions(registred aircraft, pilot license etc.) is illegal in some countries already.
Yes, that’s correct. They only have authority to regulate when you’re flying commercially or outside the bounds of safe hobbyist flight. For example, if you want to fly over 400 feet or in controlled airspace, you need a waiver from the FAA to do that.
At least in the USA, flying personal vehicles are non-starters without cooperation from the FAA.
This already happens with Drone. you can only flight to locations approved as safe by the manufacturer, and they could ban a location without recourse.
The FAA would prohibit amateur RC planes where drones are operational?
I fly ultralights / gliders. We don't have a way to deal with these yet and a system like that could be lethal to us. There is a reason they didn't get permission.
Related, drone rules in the US, https://www.faa.gov/uas/getting_started/
Just FYI - if you are into quads (or anything flying) or plan to - read short list of things you should not do - https://www.faa.gov/uas/model_aircraft/(tl;dr; what happened in this news article is prohibited by existing law)
Doesn't this fuck things like the 400ft drone limit and remote id and a bunch of other shit as well?
Yes, because there is no such thing as unregulated airspace. The FAA governs all navigable airspace, and a drone has no minimum flight altitude, so literally any outdoor flight is within their purview.