Drone Registration to be made Compulsory
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Users are to be required to register their drone and complete an online test at a cost of £9.00 or face a fine of up to £1k.
The CAA estimates this will affect around 130,000 drone users with drones over 250g having to be licensed and labelled with their ID number before being allowed to fly.
Apparently this is mandatory and will be enforced from 30th November.
In a bid to soften the blow of mandatory tests and fees for owners, the CAA is launching an accompanying “drones reunited” site, citing research showing that more than one in four owners claims to have lost a drone. The platform will allow the CAA to return wayward drones, an occupational hazard that results from loss of power, poor signal, technical failure or operator error.
A CAA spokesman said the site would “give something back to the community, helping responsible drone owners and operators to be reunited with lost drones and continue flying”.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/05...
The CAA estimates this will affect around 130,000 drone users with drones over 250g having to be licensed and labelled with their ID number before being allowed to fly.
Apparently this is mandatory and will be enforced from 30th November.
In a bid to soften the blow of mandatory tests and fees for owners, the CAA is launching an accompanying “drones reunited” site, citing research showing that more than one in four owners claims to have lost a drone. The platform will allow the CAA to return wayward drones, an occupational hazard that results from loss of power, poor signal, technical failure or operator error.
A CAA spokesman said the site would “give something back to the community, helping responsible drone owners and operators to be reunited with lost drones and continue flying”.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/05...
About time I think.
That said it wont stop criminal activity. Nor will it stop idiots breaking the rules.
This club seems worth joining too especially for the liability insurance.
https://www.fpvuk.org/
That said it wont stop criminal activity. Nor will it stop idiots breaking the rules.
This club seems worth joining too especially for the liability insurance.
https://www.fpvuk.org/
Edited by 996owner on Tuesday 5th November 12:48
996owner said:
About time I think.
That said it wont stop criminal activity. Nor will it stop idiots breaking the rules.
This club seems worth joining too especially for the liability insurance.
https://www.fpvuk.org/
Or the British model flying association, I used to belong to them when I few helicoptersThat said it wont stop criminal activity. Nor will it stop idiots breaking the rules.
This club seems worth joining too especially for the liability insurance.
https://www.fpvuk.org/
Edited by 996owner on Tuesday 5th November 12:48
https://bmfa.org/
Dr Doofenshmirtz said:
Just done mine. The questions are pathetically obvious and anyone could pass it.
So that's £9 for nothing every three years.
How many believe the prices will stay at £9 for very long?So that's £9 for nothing every three years.
Next step will be licensing, for which training will be required from an authorised provider with fees to match.
Agammemnon said:
How many believe the prices will stay at £9 for very long?
Next step will be licensing, for which training will be required from an authorised provider with fees to match.
It's £9 every year! The "operator" registration is yearly, while the "flyer" registration, where you actually need to take the (very easy!) Online test lasts for 3 years... Fancy that!Next step will be licensing, for which training will be required from an authorised provider with fees to match.
Cold said:
Guardian said ... "showing that more than one in four owners claims to have lost a drone"
What the f
k are these one in four doing - are they drunk?Did the test. Paid the fee.
It'd be very, very difficult to fail, but at least one of the questions is very badly worded, which could provide answers that might be considered 'equally correct'.
ETA: shameless drone pic from today:
Edited by GetCarter on Tuesday 5th November 19:42
Agammemnon said:
Dr Doofenshmirtz said:
Just done mine. The questions are pathetically obvious and anyone could pass it.
So that's £9 for nothing every three years.
How many believe the prices will stay at £9 for very long?So that's £9 for nothing every three years.
Next step will be licensing, for which training will be required from an authorised provider with fees to match.
The only advantage having the PFCO is you can use a drone to earn "Currency"* as the CAA call it.
For that privilege a PfCO holder (I'm one) its at least £1k for the course (prices have come down, i paid £1500) and £172/year to renew your permissions as well as mandatory insurance.
- currency is not just cash, its anything of value such as a free service in return for images/video.
I’m ditching my drones that are above 250g and sticking with the micros now. As said this is the start of a slippery slope and once you’re “registered” I don’t imagine the fees will stay static for very long.
I’d imagine the 1 in 4 that lose drones are flying long distance fpv. It’s pretty easy to lose one that way.
I’d imagine the 1 in 4 that lose drones are flying long distance fpv. It’s pretty easy to lose one that way.
foreright said:
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I’d imagine the 1 in 4 that lose drones are flying long distance fpv. It’s pretty easy to lose one that way.
If the new rules are followed you shouldn't be more than 500m away anyway.I’d imagine the 1 in 4 that lose drones are flying long distance fpv. It’s pretty easy to lose one that way.
I have heard the DJi inspire drones have a habit of returning home (back to China)
We were advised on our course to always update the return to home location before a flight so that in an emergency it hopefully comes back and doesn't try to return to the last known home point that could be miles away.
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