Owners of drones should register their aircrafts before taking flight as Federal Aviation Administration released a new regulations that new users should register through the agency's website.
The registration period for the unmanned aerial vehicle owners started in Dec 21 and those who have operating the said aircrafts previously will be given until Feb 19 to register. For those who failed to register will be facing civil and criminal penalties.
All U.S citizen and permanent residents, ages 13 and above must register their uav. Aircrafts weighing 0.55 pounds and 55 pounds can be register online and payloads should be included like cameras and any other accessories. But those owners who operate more than 55 pounds drones must register through paper using the Aircraft Registry process.
Pilots of the drones must provide their complete name, email address, credit card and home address. Once registered, users will receive a certificate, proof of ownership and identification number. The number will be mark on the aircraft, allowing authorities to easily trace the owners of the drones.
Registration cost is $5 but if the drone registration is completed by Jan 20, fee will be waived. The effectivity of the obtained certificates will be valid for three years.
The new process came after FAA task force recommended guidelines for drones. But instead of creating a stringent control for recreational aircrafts, the agency suggested that drone registration should be put in place to ensure people's safety.
The registration doesn't change the existing drone rules like unmanned aircrafts are not allowed to hover within five miles of an airport, unless the operator received an approval. Drones are also banned from other specific businesses and properties.
FAA's new regulations is not applicable for commercial drones, only for recreational aircraft users.
Officials are paying attention to protect people's safety and privacy after numerous complaints rose about drones flying too close to commercial aircrafts and some users were using the unmanned aircrafts to take photos of other people without consent.
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