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FLPanhandle

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19. I have a drone and I'm okay with registrations

Reply to MowCowWhoHow III (Original post)

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 05:02 PM

Oct 2015

I can see how they can enforce a registration while purchasing a new drone. It'll be a bit more difficult to get the thousands of existing drone owners to register their toys.

However, if it costs money or is an inconvenience, I wouldn't do it.

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US to require recreational drones to be registered: official [View all] MowCowWhoHow III Oct 2015 OP

Drones but not guns. nt valerief Oct 2015 #1

Need a National Drone Association upaloopa Oct 2015 #3

Congress gave the FAA the power to regulate guns hack89 Oct 2015 #14

So glad to know this. It should have been done long ago. nt No Vested Interest Oct 2015 #2

^^ THIS ^^ BumRushDaShow Oct 2015 #5

Good luck with that. What, another "War On Unregistered Drones"? erronis Oct 2015 #4

I have to agree. Don't see this working out. davisharbor Oct 2015 #7

It won't be long before we'll hear the "Obama government taking away our freedoms" Bullshit. BlueJazz Oct 2015 #6

Whether or not people have a problem with this will depend on the process. Xithras Oct 2015 #8

To be fair, not only does the FAA have to squeeze drones into Blue_Tires Oct 2015 #16

Oh, I realize that Xithras Oct 2015 #17

BUT MAH CONSITUSHINUL RITES! maxsolomon Oct 2015 #9

Do remote control airplanes count as drones? Wabbajack_ Oct 2015 #10

The two things are functionally synonyms so it should be a clear "Yes". Nihil Oct 2015 #13

I wasn't sure Wabbajack_ Oct 2015 #15

Currently, the FAA defines all unmanned aircraft as UAVs William Seger Oct 2015 #18

So exactly how is this registry supposed to help? Thor_MN Oct 2015 #11

This. Codeine Oct 2015 #12

I have a drone and I'm okay with registrations FLPanhandle Oct 2015 #19