FAA Violations No Remote ID

FAA Violations No Remote ID
This video is being filmed in the end of Aug 2023. The remote ID regulations will soon kick in on Sept 16, 2023. What will the FAA do, if anything, regarding FAA violations and no remote ID?
I will go over how the FAA, in general, enforces their regulations with full scale airplane pilots as well as for RC modelers. In addition I will go over safety and how the FAA approaches commercial vs. recreational flight operations.
I alway recommend that pilots follow FAA regulations. After Sept 16, 2023 you will need RID, either installed in the factory or via a remote ID module to fly. The one exception is if your club has an FAA Recognized Identification Area where no remote ID hardware is needed.
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:21 - Overview
01:30 - FAA actions on remote ID
03:28 - How does the FAA enforce regulations?
07:25 - TRUST test
11:32 - Why remote ID?
16:37 - Will remote ID even work?

[@flyinghorsedrone5376]

Very interesting and information presentation, thank you! Brings up an interesting question you may or may not have an answer for; if a pilot (private airplane licensed pilot) obtained their Part 107, and incurred a violation under Part 107 that led to revoking their Part 107 certificate, would or could that affect their private license certificate as well or are they not tied together in any way. Thanks

[@TimMcKay56]

FH: Good question, not sure anyone has the answer. And, I am not sure any Part 107 certificate has been revoked (vs. suspended). That would be a really big step. If anyone is in this dire situation, get the best aviation lawyer you can. Tim

[@fsoiberg]

The FAA is not Government. The FAA is an NGO (Not Government Office). They use fraud and mischief to deceive people into cooperating with their crimes. What the FAA does may be Legal, but "Legal is the undoing of Law". Anyone cooperating with the FAA is throwing themself under the bus. When you Register your car, you transfer Legal ownership to the State. When you Resister your RC model you transfer Legal ownership to the FAA. It's a good RACKET. "You have owners. They OWN you." - George Carlin "You are a slave, Neo" - The Matrix

[@Chon-c]

Yes. It’s like getting infringement for a regular drivers license & a Mazmat/CDL license. According to what the infraction you made /committed;I’m sure that wld determine if a pilots license wld be effected ,or not ,& decided on a case by case bases. But sure. The right infraction wld go on your FAA record.

[@fsoiberg]

@@Chon-c The FAA has NO Jurisdiction unless you CONTRACT with them by getting a license or registration. The FAA is an NGO (Not Government Office). To be a legitimate government office, there must be a Constitutional Amendment. The problem is the BAR Mafia (Attorneys) enforce the Act of 1871 (Fascism) Rules for thee, not me. (The guy in this video is a Bootlicker.)

[@Chon-c]

@@fsoiberg . Boolliclicker or not. If your ass has a pilots license & the FAA makes a recommendation against your pilots license? Your ass will have problems. And “NGO” doesn’t exactly mean what you think it does. NTSB isn’t one either. But fk around with what they say and find out.

[@cloudstreets1396]

Install the module. Don’t connect it to power. “The module is right here, Mr. FAA man. I will have to take a look to see why it’s not working. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. Have a nice day.”

[@TimMcKay56]

Copy!

[@carbonEYE007]

Installing the module would include the power wire hopefully you run into a moron for a cop

[@cloudstreets1396]

@@carbonEYE007 like they know what they are looking at

[@FlyinZX10R]

@@cloudstreets1396 never underestimate your enemy. I would fry the transmitter with a stun gun or try using a powerful magnet to mess it up. Make sure not to leave any type of burn marks from the stun gun. Now it can be plugged in and you have more plausible deniability. If it’s unplugged, there is probably something in the regs about it. I don’t have a drone yet. 😢

[@f.d.miller3903]

Guys and gals, this is a public forum. With this new law, you can just about bet the FFA is in here watching and listening. One thing was not mentioned here is the FAA does not have arresting privilege like the author tells you. But they can arrest just by getting local L.E. on scene. They can also seize your drone, radio, and anything that is connected to that aircraft. If a Felony has been committed, they also can take the vehicle that brought that aircraft to the Felony. They don't need any proof. You have no say so.... that's for a 40,000 dollar court, and the government appointed judge to decide. Lawyers are expensive. Watch what you say in public. Anything you say could be held against you. Us pilots say....There is America, the land of the free. And then there's the FAA.

[@theworst9568]

Remember folks according to FAA regulations. "Interfering with the legal operation of an FAA-registered aircraft manned or unmanned is a Federal Offense....I will be press charges on anyone who interrupts me. Children and Law Enforcement included. IF I have jump through all the hoops and follow the rules. So does everyone else.

[@TimMcKay56]

Copy!

[@user-st4gq2ox8m]

Wouldn't be nice if all Congress members had to take a comprehensive written test on the Constitution, then an Oral exam on same. A medical exam with Drug testing. How can a small town Mayor with no experience in Transportation be the head of the FAA and the Transportation department? He has no Certificate's of any kind yet is sitting in the Captains seat.......

[@TimMcKay56]

Because he or she got elected. That's the exam. Tim

[@user-st4gq2ox8m]

Pete Buttigieg was not elected by the People rather confirmed by the Senate after appointment. He has no qualifications for the position. Absolutely none.... Would you want a Pilot flying your next Airliner that had been Voted into the Job? Remote ID to fly an RC Plane will the American Sheeple get micro chipped next? Already thinking about worthless face diapers restarting...My how far we have Fallin....@@TimMcKay56

[@knight907]

The FAA didn’t decide something needed to be done about drones. They are well-aware that no matter how little awareness of regulations drone operators may have, the inherent safety of the hobby means it will never be a significant safety risk, especially compared to the 400+ deaths that GA causes every. single. year. Everything from the initial demand to remove the Part 336 protections for model aircraft through the insistence that RID be applied to as many drones as possible (no matter how small or where they’re flown) came directly from the Commercial Drone Alliance (CDA), a private lobbying organization. You must not follow their press releases, or you would know how proud they are of being the driving force that both initiated all of this and pushed it through Congress. RID can’t be used by manned aircraft for avoidance because manned aircraft are not equipped with sensing equipment for RID signals. It **can** be easily bypassed by anyone with nefarious intentions, making it useless as a security measure. Its only purpose is to discourage recreational operators from using low-level airspace. From the very beginning, this has been about protecting that perceived commercial asset, nothing more. As for the promise of FRIAs to protect fixed-wing operators, many established flying fields have already been rejected, and many more will follow, leaving most recreational operators, whether fixed or rotary wing, with no legal option but purchasing an expensive RID module that will most likely interfere with their existing systems and serve no worthwhile purpose, or giving up the hobby due to deliberately vague and onerous restrictions. There’s only one manufacturer currently complying with Standard RID, DJI. Everyone else has either ensured their aircraft are not “complete”, and therefore don’t require SRID, or are simply putting disclaimers on their aircraft saying they are not intended for use in the NAS and it’s up to the operator to ensure they’re complying with regulations. This isn’t a long-term strategy. It’s a land grab with zero consideration of the consequences to the field of aviation. Will RID work? To answer that you need to determine its intended purpose. Will it improve safety? From what, to what? No manned aircraft has crashed due to a drone strike. There have been no serious injuries or deaths from drones in the US in more than two decades, and the total number of deaths worldwide since aviation began can be counted on one hand. There is no safety problem. There has never been a safety problem. There will never be a safety problem. RID is not a safety measure. It has definitely discouraged people from engaging in the hobby though. And considering that **was** the goal, yes, it is “working” perfectly. 🤬 There is no integration between manned and unmanned aircraft in the NAS. They are not allowed to fly in the same airspace. Manned aircraft must stay above 500 feet and unmanned must stay below 400. Given that previously established and still standing requirement, no new legislation was necessary for integration, and none of the new legislation in any way affects that separation. The claim that these regulations facilitate integration between manned and unmanned aircraft is pure gaslighting. Yes, regulations are there for a reason. In this case, that reason is to discourage us from occupying airspace the commercial industry thinks they can exploit for profit. If it was a good reason, like the safety of manned aircraft or protection of the public, complying with it would be a good idea. Since it’s not, and it never could be, it is our duty as conscientious custodians of the hobby to refuse to comply with it, ensuring its ultimate failure due to mass noncompliance and inevitable lack of enforcement due to the factors you’ve observed. Complying with RID reinforces the false claim that there was a safety problem and that RID somehow addresses it, despite all evidence to the contrary. You should know better. We all should.

[@TimMcKay56]

Wow, lots of info! Tim

[@rcdieselrc]

@@TimMcKay56 This was going to be my comment, but @knight907 is far more elaborate. AMA thought they were doing us a favor, but we are seeing the fruit of their efforts. This is the big corps protecting their assets and forcing it on recreational pilots. If they can make the burden large enough, the hobby dies and they don't have to worry about us in "their" airspace. There was a website which talked about selling rights to

[@MrKyle700]

This makes a lot of sense. A big push from the drone industry is to do autonomous drone delivery. It's going to be much harder to do BLOS drone deliveries if they could hit a RC plane or drone. Best to just ban all of that stuff so the companies can make profit. gross.

[@MrKyle700]

@@rcdieselrc The only reason is works in Africa is because they transport urgently needed medicine with an exp date. It will never work for normal commercial operations because they can only carry one package at a time!

[@bigdatapimp]

Absolutely agree. The sad part is people have been saying it from the start and the majority of the hobby is just going along with it. No one (or at least very very few) actually cares. There has been no real push back or actual fight against this over reach, and the one attempt wasn't a very good one. This hobby is getting exactly what it asked for.

[@paullthomas8064]

Thank you for taking the time. We appreciate it! Happy Flying

[@TimMcKay56]

Thank you too!

[@MarkLawry]

I appreciate your level-headed common sense. Thanks for the good information.

[@TimMcKay56]

Glad it was helpful!

[@martianvideo]

I was expecting a roasting, especially after reviewing some content I watch just now from 2 months ago on the topic.

[@buddyadkins2432]

Save the TRUST certificate document to your computer so that it can be printed as many times as needed.

[@TimMcKay56]

Agree!! Tim

[@shadowofchaos8932]

I emailed myself a copy and saved it on my phone. I also keep the paperwork with my registrations and insurance info.

[@nustar1]

Just print and laminate it to your wing. And transceiver.

[@user-pl1sy5xg6c]

Thanks Tim, great video. I really appreciate all the research and time you have invested for all our benefit. I will keep to my class G pond away from everyone but my cows. On another note I plan to start my instrument training soon.

[@TimMcKay56]

Great news, good luck with your training. Ensure you have access to a flight sim, huge help with instruments. Tim

[@Graybear78]

I have often thought that this Remote ID, like many municipal ordinances, is simply a tool to use as needed. As you have described, police and the FAA have too much to keep them busy to worry about chasing someone to see if they are in violation. If you screw up or be stupid, it provides a tool to use to correct the problem. Again, thank you for what you do. Please continue with your efforts to keep us informed. PS. On the morning of Sept. 1st, there is information online that Remote ID implementation has been cancelled-their words. Any information?

[@TimMcKay56]

GB: Thanks for checking in! Yes, the drone folks are going nutz on the Sept 16 extension, one person even put out a video. 😳 No actual evidence or proof, except that he heard it. Sept 1 now, a delay could well happen. Need something a bit more than "I read it on the internet." 😁 Tim

[@ModelA]

I've been an aeromodeler since childhood in 1978. Flew competition pattern & IMAC for a decade. Built a model airport and runway on my property. When the AMA failed to stop the FAA "registration", I dropped AMA membership. The AMA "participating" in rule making is not the same as opposing. I still fly 72 MHz. radios. Come and get me.

[@TimMcKay56]

Thanks for checking in! So . . . just to update your timeline. The FAA was directed, by Congress, to get a a handle on drones. First step was registration, next training (TRUST test) then remote ID in the 2018 FAA Authorization bill. I mean, this was a direct order from their bosses (the one who fund the FAA) in Congress. We should thank our lucky stars that AMA spend years working this issue on our behalf. I really cannot blame folks who have never working in Washington DC how these matters work (I spend seven years at the Pentagon), but these are the rules of the game. Ignore them at your peril! Tim

[@ModelA]

@@TimMcKay56 Thank you for taking the time to respond, Tim. Very kind of you. Yes, I will continue to fly model airplanes on my own property at my peril. If nobody stands up to tyrants, then tyranny is what they deserve. I'm old school American. You know, the kind of American who doesn't just cave in to tyranny. Very unpopular these days. All the best to you and my fellow aeromodelers ("drone pilots" are not in the same category as actual aeromodelers)..

[@bb1040]

About 8 years ago I bought a Yuneec Q500 4K drone, not a cheap thing, now I see when I went to renew my registration, that the FAA has pretty much ended my drone flying with all their regulations. I live in a small town in NW PA. with farms and large fields around, I fly for the fun of it. in my back yard or in my neighbor's large field thet he gave me permission to fly in. We have no local official flying fields around. My drone stays airborn for about 15 minutes before the battery runs down and I have to land, no way am I going to be flying miles away or even out of my sight, yet the FAA has more rules for these small plastic toys than they do for motorized airplanes that carry people. I just boxed up my beautiful drone and put it on a shelf in the basement, where it will probably sit for the rest of my life. I am 76 years old now and this was one of the few thing I really enjoyed doing, now the government has taken that away also. I don't have the money these days to comply with all these idiotic rules and requirments, I guess I am back sitting in front of the TV watching soap operas, and slowly fading away. I can not afford to buy a new drone, the Q500 4K was my last drone and I have taken care of it and flown it safely, so it will last me, now I guess that no longer matters, the FAA has regulated me out of the hobby.

[@TimMcKay56]

Very sorry to hear of this. You can get a SkyID remote ID module for around $70, $30 discount for now. Just plug that sucker in and you are street legal! Tim

[@bb1040]

I have 6 drones besides the Q500 4K they all came before the Q500 4K, a learning curve, LOL That could add up fast. I am retired on a fixed income, this was the last splurge before the budget dropped, so just do not have the money to comply. @@TimMcKay56

[@jackguinn8462]

I can relate (71 yrs. old)and feel the same way you do.

[@1212354a]

Thank you Tim! I stocked up on under 250g planes to fly at my local park. I will fly the big stuff at my FRIA

[@TimMcKay56]

Perfect plan! Tim

[@bwmcelya]

Thank you for the update Tim. I appreciate it. Off topic, but I notice a nice commercial sewing machine in the background. What do you make with it?

[@TimMcKay56]

Wife got it from a friend. Think it is a surger, used for seams. Tim

[@DominickChiuchiolo]

Thank you sir! This was a very informative and well explained video. I learned so much.

[@TimMcKay56]

Glad it was helpful! Tim

[@1flyndoc]

Fantastic and accurate video with grear information. Just one small quip. The ACTUAL motto of the FAA goes something like "We are not happy until you are not happy"!

[@TimMcKay56]

Thanks for checking in! Tim

[@stevedessert5663]

Thank you!!

[@TimMcKay56]

You're welcome!

[@slimjam44]

Purchased the spectrum module after hearing u mention it. I previously bought a dronetag bs module. It cost twice as much as the spectrum unit. Thnx for the info.

[@TimMcKay56]

Anytime!

[@TerenceKearns]

Very informative thanks.

[@TimMcKay56]

😊👍🏻 Tim

[@HuskerTheCat]

i fly FPV, the cheapest Remote ID modules i can find are around $100. to me its worth the 1% chance i get a fine rather then spending 100$ on a 2nd GPS for my drone

[@TimMcKay56]

Copy! Tim

[@MrJackHackney]

I have a TRUST printout and got a cheap Dronetag BS when it was half off. Including battery it’s 16gms at takeoff and range is 700 to 1600 feet. My Mavic Pro can fly without worries for years to come!

[@TimMcKay56]

Copy!

[@TedB1800]

Tim, you didn't mention the FAA issued "Small UAS Certificate of Registration" which is sort of a license. I have plastered that number on all of my airplanes. What's your opinion on the relevance of this registration after the implementation of RID?

[@TimMcKay56]

Very important, as RID is tied to your registration number. You'll see this when you enter the serial number of your remote ID module on the DroneZone website. Tim

[@priority19]

thanks for the info

[@TimMcKay56]

👍🏻😊 Tim

[@mattalford3932]

10:36 a door came off an aircraft mid flight. A wheel came off an aircraft. Loose nuts and bolts found on multiple aircraft. The system is working so well.

[@TimMcKay56]

Yup, a few things need to be fixed. Nature of highly technical operations (Space Shuttle, etc.). Tim

[@dscarty]

Thank you!

[@TimMcKay56]

You're welcome!

[@JonCox-fn3hn]

Screw them! Been flying RC for 47 years, I will NOT comply! Our FREEDOMS are being trashed!

[@TimMcKay56]

Boom!! 😳

[@wreckum56]

It’s called communism.

[@doctorditman]

This is the very type of presentation I would expect from a pilot with 50 years of experience. As a retired physician (who is a recreational drone flyer and scale model builder) with 40 years of medical practice experience, I am very familiar with this type of presentation as regulations, medical knowledge, or medical evidence changes. I, too, will comply with the FAA rules when I am able to obtain an affordable and lightweight remote ID module. Until then it is very unlikely I will fly my drone. I guess in my medical career I was so accustomed to medical science, regulations, knowledge, evidence, and recommendations changing and advancing that this whole remote ID thing just doesn't seem like a big deal to me. I've been there and done that so many times as a physician that it just seems part and parcel of life as I know it. As a physician, I would attend between 50 and 100 hours of continuing education each year and I was always astonished at how much I thought I knew was being replaced with new knowledge and recommendations along with new tools and treatments. New things just don't upset me. My usual response is how do I fit this into or change what I already do.

[@TimMcKay56]

Doctor: Great replay and thanks for sharing! I've always felt the two communities that work in a time-critical, highly regulated environment that demands professional behaviors are medicine and commercial aviation. Tim

[@tehKap0w]

Piloting a quad can be tricky but it's not brain surgery. The faa needs to get out of our backyards and get after boeing

[@RebelByNature]

@@tehKap0w or fix ATC problems with near collisions at airports, where when you talk about the need for safety, it's real, not just an excuse to impose regulation.

[@tehKap0w]

@@RebelByNature how many deaths have been caused by nerds by an airport? How many are Boeing's fault? If RID was only required in controlled airspace, your argument might carry some weight, otherwise you're just stanning for the commercial drone pilots, who are working to ground recreational pilots.

[@fpvpilot7713]

I hope they remembered to install remote ID on the Mars drone.

[@TimMcKay56]

😊👍🏻 Tim

[@zone2Ironman]

Great video. Also appreciate the refresher on WAAS!

[@TimMcKay56]

Thanks! Tim

[@Nogill0]

Even though I'm under 250 grams, whenever I fly I have my Trust test results and a kind of certificate that I printed from the FAA webpage, as evidence in case I'm hassled, I've got my AMA membership card, and I've got a pre-flight and post flight check list, AND, I've printed the AMA safety guidelines. I've got all this stuff in plastic sleeves in my car, so I've always got it with me. I would hope that would be enough to keep my posterior out of a sling, and I never fly a quadcopter or anything that would look scary or threatening, at least not to a normal person. I worry about the psychos who are hopped up on the "drone menace".

[@TimMcKay56]

Good stuff!

[@tehKap0w]

Normies are threatened by everything. Just fly your drone, let the Karens meltdown. Life will go on.

[@juliemunoz2762]

paranoid much?

[@tehKap0w]

@@juliemunoz2762 when you're carrying thousands of dollars worth of tech and your location is being publicly broadcasted, you can't blame people for feeling nervous.

[@jfamtd2770]

For fixed wing RC, do all manufactures need to be RID as well, or only if they are RTF? do Bind & fly or ARF need to be installed at factory?

[@TimMcKay56]

No fixed wing aircraft require standard remote ID. Just drones. Tim

[@MrKyle700]

@@TimMcKay56 wow, really!? That's as clear a confirmation you could get of your hypothesis they aren't as concerned about recreational fixed wing fliers. You'd think standard RID would be required in all "UAV" (as they describe them)

[@TimMcKay56]

@@MrKyle700 Will do a video on this. 😊 Tim

[@bigdatapimp]

​@TimMcKay56 since when? As far as the FAA as ever said all RC aircraft are sUAS commonly referred to as drones. I have never heard of an exception or distinction presented by the FAA.

[@DumbledoreMcCracken]

Another accurate video presentation!

[@TimMcKay56]

Thanks! Tim

[@philtolar4759]

I think rids are like the fcc license you were supposed to have for a CB in the 70s

[@TimMcKay56]

Not really. The CB fees back in the 70s were nothing more than a tax, they did not "do anything." RID will be a first step in full integration of manned and unmanned aircraft. Tim

[@tehKap0w]

@@TimMcKay56this is all RID is, a tax and a burden that does nothing to improve safety

[@martinwhite418]

I can see how useful this could be "United 747 heavy, be advised there is a 2 pound, (1kg) gray drone 10,000 feet below you 8 miles ahead on your course. Do not descend 9700 feet in the next 14 seconds, copy, over?"

[@TimMcKay56]

Copy!

[@photographyinflight4183]

"Copy that tower, already responding to FA, can we look at an alternate nearby airport?, United 747 heavy".

[@Jim-tv2tk]

747s at certain times do fly at the same altitude as drones. This isn't about manned aircraft in class A, it's more about drones in class C. It's about helicopters in class E.

[@gordonmckay4523]

@@Jim-tv2tk Hmmm . . . sort of. Maybe. Commercial airliners flying in controlled airspace 100% of the time (i.e. IFR flight). For a drone to fly in controlled airspace, controllers more or less "know" the drone is there as the drone required an exception to fly in that controlled airspace. As the max altitude for drones is 400 feet AGL (by and large), and no IFR traffic fly at these low altitudes except to land and take off, this is a crude form of deconfliction. Which RID is a first step in addressing. Tim

[@Jim-tv2tk]

@@gordonmckay4523 Where I live is class C. I have to file a LAANC just to fly around my neighborhood. I often see very low flying aircraft around here, but guessing they are VFR. As anyone can get a UAS cheap and cause serious issues for manned aircraft, I understand the FAA wanting to get a handle on people not following the rules.

[@mfkhometheater7742]

My DJI Phantom 4 Pro is six years old and still working fine but DJI has no plan to make it compliant. I'm thinking maybe I can stick the Spektrum module on top of it along with a small battery. I assume that would work. You mentioned in an earlier video that you only need one module for your entire fleet of RC aircraft. Does that mean it doesn't broadcast information about the aircraft? Or does it mean you have to somehow connect to it and edit that information when switching to another aircraft? I've seen other videos that talk about the device also transmitting the location of the RC pilot. How does the Spektrum module handle this? Is there an additional device that must be with the pilot? Or is the pilot location part not required?

[@shadowofchaos8932]

The skyid is compatible with sketrum radios and sent the location through the module. The GPS dot tracks your path and speed so it doesn't need to be connected to your craft. It tracks the takeoff point which is the pilot location 99.9% of the time.

[@TimMcKay56]

One registration is all that is needed for recreational flyers (Part 107 have a registration for each drone). So the RID module is linked just to that registration number. Tim

[@mfkhometheater7742]

@@TimMcKay56 I had thought about getting the 107 certificate but I don't really need it. The only thing I might do that might technically require it would be to take an aerial photo if I wanted to list a property for sale. Sounds like I'm better off without it however if it would mean that I had to get a separate registration for all my RC planes. I only have the one drone but lots of RC planes so maybe I shouldn't get the certificate.

[@TimMcKay56]

@@mfkhometheater7742 Agree. Tim

[@MrKyle700]

I believe you are right. It's likely going to be exceedingly difficult for the FAA and local law enforcement to actually regulate all of this stuff. I doubt very much any cop nearby would stop me, let alone report me to the FAA. Honestly, as long as you aren't using an annoyingly loud drone and buzzing peoples houses, I bet most cops would find the planes cool. Thanks for the level headed review of it. I'm basically 100% confident I do not need to abide by this regulation now. I'll take the risk of fines. come after me FAA! try to fine me for flying some small dollar tree foam board models at an empty park.

[@TimMcKay56]

😊👍🏻 Tim

[@garybrindle6715]

In the UK there are many laws which are enforced randomly and as you suggest often when nuisance is caused @@TimMcKay56 , Sadly people break laws and post themselves on line video doing the stupid things to get views.

[@clarkgriswold-zr5sb]

But for the people with $100,000 worth of pilot certificates, or worse - a career on the line, this will just be another means for the government to "control" the average American. Hyperbole?? Tell that to Trent Palmer, everyone getting IRS audits because of their political ideology, having their doors kicked in by the FBI because they took a job working for an outspoken anti-establishment political candidate.

[@collinjhuls]

What kind of sewing machine is that? I’m looking for a compound feed machine

[@TimMcKay56]

Juku surger, from Japan.

[@user-wg9ze1zx9w]

Thank you for your video! From the info I have gathered and what seems to be the "trending" for implementation of RID, I see it effectively forming a dividing line between Part 107 and recreational pilots. And.. let's face it, by way of administration readily discriminate between the two. I am Part 107 and will not fly my older model drone until it is replaced or installed with a "user-friendly" remote I.D.! Kudos to the FAA for enhancing the safety and "compliance" of all drone models, past and present.

[@TimMcKay56]

Thanks for the info!

[@Nostradevus1]

Govern me harder daddy!

[@GodswillBDone4WeThePeople]

And if I got have my blue tooth on my phone and location , I’m going 1600 ft high, it says at 500 maybe should come down I try see if I can get up over low flying planes and copters

[@TimMcKay56]

Copy!

[@-joshualee-]

Thanks for the educating. I am fully understanding after I've watching your video why I need to get TRUST certificate and remote ID. But still, I am curios if I don't have a AMA insurance as a park flyer or recreational drone pilot, then what happen I fly a drone Infront of a law enforcement. Do I need to register AMA for paying $85.00 to get insurance annually?

[@TimMcKay56]

Josh: Your option on getting AMA insurance coverage. Law Enforcement absolutely does not care about insurance coverage. Note also the AMA magazine is out monthly and has great information. Tim

[@Roundawg]

Please do a video on how to install skyid on a home built quad copter. Give us a flight demo as well.

[@TimMcKay56]

Will add to list!

[@dustcommander100]

Thank you for the informative and insightful update. I dearly love float- flying, and may spring for an RID module to use away from my home FRIA - but I'm concerned about what will happen if the module gets dunked. A separate battery might be in order, so the RID module doesn't pull the rx voltage down if it becomes a high current drain. And then there is the question about what waterproofing will be compatible, if needed.

[@TimMcKay56]

DC: Sounds like a good approach, best of luck! Tim

[@MrKyle700]

I just coated all my stuff in 422B conformal coating. Seems pretty good. It probably wouldn't be that hard to remove the case and apply a coating to the board.

[@razorbak6783]

Does this include the drones under the 250 gram weight limit? I thought any UAV's over 250g had to get the 107 and any UAV's under that weight did not have to?

[@TimMcKay56]

Remote ID is tied to registration. Drones that weigh less than 250 grams do not need to be registered, thus no RID. Any drone 250 grams and over need registration and RID (unless you fly inside a FRIA). Recreational pilots need one (single) RID module for ALL of their aircraft. Part 107 need a separate RID module for each RC plane. Tim

[@razorbak6783]

@@TimMcKay56 thanks brother

[@checkeredflagfilms]

no registration under 250g yes...however, unless you're flying commercial. then you're required to register.

[@TimMcKay56]

100% correct. Tim

[@user-bd5nh5eb4b]

Thanks, just retired and hope to begin RC flying in about November. Have bought no equipment yet but interested in a Cessna 150 model of about 24 inch wingspan so I'll obtain the license and remote ID equipment if not cost prohibitive ❤!

[@TimMcKay56]

Best of luck! Tim

[@beeenn649]

I started flying RC in the mid 1970's and boy was it expensive back then. Today the radios are cheap, engines are reasonable, but the plane kits have gone up in price. All in all, it's pretty cheap to get into the hobby today.

[@gordonmckay4523]

@@beeenn649 Agree 100%! Tim

[@kennethrich2107]

Thank you sir. Any truth that the Sept 16 date has been pushed back?

[@TimMcKay56]

Not that I know of, as of Sept 1, 2023.

[@hegranes]

Nice video Tim.

[@TimMcKay56]

Thanks! Tim

[@TedB1800]

I am aware that the UAS registration number(mine starts with FA) is required for the Remote ID module set up. But, in my experience, very few recreational pilots have that number.

[@TimMcKay56]

Interesting. Tim

[@MarkSmith-nw4os]

" You never know how close they are until you get caught."-- Steven Stills. BTW, those things draw 120 mah.

[@TimMcKay56]

Thanks for this input! Tim

[@PaulDalansky]

I agree with pretty much everything stated in the video (especially with the FAA). In talking about compliance, it is also probably useful to educate RC/drone newbies to the fact that they have to register with the FAA. If you are a Part 107 pilot, you have to register each aircraft. If you are a recreational (FRIA pilot), you have to register one time every 3 years. (Cost is $5 for 3 years - FRIA flyers). Upon completion of registration, the corresponding issued FAA number must appear on every RC aircraft that you fly. Part 107 pilots are required to register each aircraft; so IMHO, this FAA registration number becomes the equivalent of a license plate. For recreational pilots, you register once and the same issued FAA number is displayed on all aircraft that you own. So in this case (recreational/FRIA pilots), I equate the FAA registration number as basically an RC pilots FAA license. Most RC pilots display their AMA number (proof of CBO membership). along with their FAA registration number on the underside tail section of their aircraft. I guess a point of future discussion would be: Could or would the FAA ever suspend or revoke the registration number of an RC or part 107 pilot if unsafe flying was witnessed or reported. There were also several discussions (when registration first took place - 2016) that a full scale pilot's license might be in jeopardy if the FAA revoked an RC pilot's license/registration. Don't remember what was the general consensus or conclusions to these discussions.

[@buddyadkins2432]

Curious. Since the registration regulations have been in place since 2016 (for all drones including RC airplanes, or anything else), Why has the FAA regulations NOT seem to have been mentioned to ALL or ANY RC drone owners, especially new pilots. Every drone of any configuration should come with a Label that says "Subject to FAA Registration" and regulation.

[@TimMcKay56]

Not sure about certificate action if Part 107 one is revoked. Not sure the FAA knows either. best ot get a really good aviation lawyer if you are in this situation! Tim

[@kf4293]

Looking at drone violations the FAA actually pursued, a lot of them are in the "Stupid bone headed stunts" category. I don't think level-headed 107 pilots need to worry too much. Yes, accidents happen, and as Tim says if you have one that gets you cited, it's time to get a qualified _aviation_ lawyer, preferably one who knows something of drones too. We're talking a real niche specialty of the law. I don't know if anyone even does it yet.

[@RebelByNature]

Actually, for most drone flyers, who will be flying very capable sub 250 gram drones recreationally, there is NO requirement to be licensed OR to register the drone and you will not be flying at a FRIA. Since RID requirement is tied to drone registration, this means for most drone flyers, at least going forward, RID will be a non issue, and not a requirement. For fixed wing RC enthusiasts, FRIAs make a lot of sense. It's nice to be part of a club, fly with others, be in a place where nobody is going to harass you because you are doing it in a place designated for that purpose. For drone pilots (by some definitions of pilot) FRIAs make no sense at all. With your basic quad copter, you are not really 'flying' them, more just telling the drone what to do. Unliked fixed wing or helicopter models, which are all about flying them, with quad copters it's not about that, it's about photography/videography and the drone is just a platform for the camera that flys itself, but takes instruction. Why don't FRIAs make sense for these drones (setting aside FPV drones for the moment), because they are about photography. You don't buy a nice digital camera only to be told you can only take pictures at specific locations set aside for photography.

[@buddyadkins2432]

@@RebelByNature Actually, If you do anything with that "photography" or "cinematography" regardless of money, that is a Part 107 activity, NOT recreational, so each done needs to be registered, have remote ID, and the pilot needs a Part 107 license. Recreational is purely and solely for fun, if any entity gets any benefit from the fight or the video then that is in the "furtherance of a business" even it if is just a YT post to get likes or further one's personal "business" reputation and is therefore a Part 107 activity. This is just the way the FAA views it. Already established.

[@davidlee50]

If the FAA is understaffed then their extra helpers will have to be better educated and not a green rookie in the field. Why not keep the ID module with the operator? The module has range limits.

[@TimMcKay56]

Interesting point!

[@martinwhite418]

I'm thinking of starting a remote id insurance company. You pay $200. every 5 years. That covers every plane you fly. If you get caught, insurance pays your fine, and you have no parts to wear out, no blinky lights, and it covers all your planes.

[@TimMcKay56]

Yikes!!

[@martinwhite418]

@@TimMcKay56 Tim, you are the first person to ever respond to me while I am watching them talk.

[@donwoodward2615]

ADS-B out would be good for models and drons. So that plans can see you.

[@TimMcKay56]

The FAA looked at this approach, but apparently with the sheer number of drones the ADS-B system would be saturated an not work to spec. Tim

[@TheFalconJetDriver]

Many UAV owners are real air plane pilots and this is where they will have a Certificate action against said pilot. I am glad that you called The pilot Certificate a Certificate and not a License. Thank you.

[@TimMcKay56]

Thanks!

[@jeffsond]

Hasn’t there been an extension to the deadline for the remote I’d? I thought I saw March of 2024😊

[@TimMcKay56]

March 16, 2024. Tim

[@jhmcglynn]

I’m a recreational private pilot with commercial, ifr, and glider ratings. My airplane ADSB OUT equipped and I always turn it on, but I don’t want to see dozens of low flying targets on my ADSB IN device ( ForeFlight). ADSB IN is a great tool for us pilots. It lets us see and avoid nearby traffic but cluttering the screen with drones flying at 50’ is NOT GOOD. Maybe I don’t understand the rule but it doesn’t sound like a good idea to me.

[@TimMcKay56]

RID is a first step in knowing what drones pilots are using the airspace. It is not an air control function. Just a first step, more to follow as technology allows. But we need to know who is flying in the National Airspace System, that is not an unfair question. Tim

[@CentralPaRcFlyingDays]

Sounds like the Sept 16th Date for RID has been cancelled / delayed. Does not sound like the FAA has a new date communicated yet. Image the FAA missing a date.

[@TimMcKay56]

Not that I have seen. Tim

[@CentralPaRcFlyingDays]

@@TimMcKay56 wait for it, it came out yesterday on all the drone threads, even talk if it stays Sept 16, enforcement will be announced as delayed. Supply chain is a problem, can't mandate masks if there are no masks.

[@johnycane]

Remote ID was pushed today...No date given but it's no longer set 16 2023

[@shadowofchaos8932]

We are waiting for the update from the FAA for official delay and a new date.

[@TimMcKay56]

Still seeing Sept 16, 2023.

[@johnycane]

@@TimMcKay56 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHbOm5iadsymfLc …Ken is a good source. He would not be putting this out without knowing without a doubt

[@shadowofchaos8932]

If it is pushed, it will be on the FAA website.

[@LehtusBphree2flyFPV]

See since they postponed the RID to march 16 2024 no one even knows anything about RID the law doesn't get an email to start forcing the rule. The enforcement in my City doesn't even know what RID even is. I'm the only fpv pilot in my city and i fly responsibly and understand the rules and use the ALOFT app.

[@TimMcKay56]

Great!

[@carbonEYE007]

Think about this guys if you fly without they will not know you are there. If you do, then they will. It’s just that simple. Don’t fear radar if you are flying below the tree line . They cannot see you

[@TimMcKay56]

Brilliant!

[@johnkenney7217]

The other borderline brilliant move the FAA made was to make the manufacturers make their software block drone functionality if the unit is in controlled airspace. I learned this 2 days ago when I took my brand new drone out for its first flight out in the middle of nowhere in the SF Bay Area, and it would not function. B4UFLY showed the entire widely defined Bay Area locked down. Only White Sands Missile Base had more red. Bad timing, but presidential visit ended later that afternoon and I was up the next day.

[@TimMcKay56]

Interesting!

[@tsipantziGMAIL]

The same approach to enforcement seems to apply to both the ultralight and light sport (weight-shift and PPC) world. Seems like the FAA only gets involved if there is an accident.

[@TimMcKay56]

Pretty much correct. Tim

[@spindash64]

I honestly think that the lower 400ft of airspace should just be considered a part of the property, and up to the property owner to decide usage of. Probably some huge issues with this idea as well, but it sure seems like less of a hassle, and more in line with the principle of "whatever is not prohibited, must be permitted" that our law is ideally meant to work on

[@TimMcKay56]

That idea will not work. What if a property owner denies flight to a Cessna 150 within “his” airspace? The RID discussion will evolve. This is just the first stage of ensuring the FAA has some idea over who is flying drones in the National Airspace System. Tim

[@spindash64]

@@TimMcKay56 fair enough, I just thought 400ft was a low enough ceiling to let planes easily fly over that airspace

[@TimMcKay56]

The larger picture is the FAA needs the authority to control all airspace for a wide range of users. Military, civilian, rocket launches, etc. Having thousands of property owners enter this process would be chaotic. Tim

[@robertsmith8162]

Do you need a remote ID for each airplane you're flying for that day

[@TimMcKay56]

Recreational flyers need one remote ID for all of their aircraft. Just swap the RID module between flights. Tim

[@mrpurcountry]

I'm sure you'll find that AMA insurance will not cover you if you do not have remote ID and you fly without it and injure someone, the FAA doesn't have to enforce the remote ID rule AMA will do it for them by canceling your insurance coverage.

[@TimMcKay56]

We’ll see! Tim

[@justplanefred]

Hopefully they come up with a solution for flying park flyers soon...

[@TimMcKay56]

Agree!

[@knight907]

They already have. Stop flying. That’s their solution. That’s what RID was intended to do.

[@justplanefred]

@@knight907 I’m not sure if that was the intention but I get the sentiment. I have pretty much stopped though. However as I try to come back to it yet again here comes Remote ID to kick me in the teeth yet again. However I’m looking for some indoor flying stuff which might get me by for a bit.

[@knight907]

@@justplanefred You don’t have to take my word for it. Here’s Lisa Ellman from the CDA to explain why they want the regulations: The Commercial Drone Alliance, an independent 501c6 non-profit led by key figures of the commercial drone industry, called on Congress in a recent statement to repeal Section 336 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act (FMRA) of 2012. “We understand why model aircraft proponents want to remain exempt, as they have been flying safely for decades. However, times have changed, and hobbyists are no longer flying alone,” said Lisa Ellman, Co-executive Director, Commercial Drone Alliance.

[@kurtdobson]

This started with concerns with overhead drones, many of which were heavy enough for concern. But the government generally run away with any thread of power... shameful.

[@TimMcKay56]

RID is here to stay. Tim

[@waynethebarber1095]

the trust test is a way for the FAA to say you were tested on this info. You passed it so you had to know you were doing wrong. So here is your big fine...

[@TimMcKay56]

Pretty much correct. Before TRUST, pilots were flying in the National Airspace System with zero training. Not good. Tim

[@waynethebarber1095]

@@TimMcKay56 the trust test is spoon fed , you can't go no till you get the question right. Now that's fake!!! The FAA want total control of the sky. They want everyone to get rfid, but only use it on people who really breck the rules. If your not bad, they won't hunt you down. The sad part is any Karen can find you and COULD make trouble. Does the FAA really want drones in there skies? I bet not... Even the 107 test is crap! We have a test. It has 50 or 60 questions, we will tell you what to study, but not give you a pool of questions to learn. We won't tell you where to take the test, but you have to pay $175 to take our test for only 3 years. I am a ham radio operator. Our tests have a book with a pool of questions they draw from. 50 + questions from 400! And there are teems of people to give the tests all over. The charge is only $5.00 !!! So this is why I see this FAA as crap. The FAA wants more control then the FCC. I bet the FAA did a lot of looking at the FCC test. I saw the similarities right a way. I wish I could be on one of the panels they have about the FAA. I would love to ask lots of questions to show what the FAA really wants.... I just got my drone a month ago (Ruko F11 GPS GIM). If knew then what I know now, I might of passed on getting a drone.... Sorry to go so long about this... I am just tired of the crap about the FAA, All I want to do is fly in a big field by my house and have some fun. As I see it there doing all that can to stop the fun.

[@FalconWing1813]

It would be cool if they let Model planes and traditional helicopters be in a different category than quad copter drones. And could just us a app on our phone and register the plane or chopper. Then press a button saying "Im Flying" Then it sends that info out . Then when you land and packing up for the day you press it again and done . Just an idea

[@TimMcKay56]

RID will evolve, this is just a first step in a long journey. Tim

[@joewoodchuck3824]

My only remote id I plan on is my finger pointing to my glider. "That's my glider" is my id. The government is getting ridiculous.

[@TimMcKay56]

😳

[@richardtrepanier228]

If Star Trek could read the Cardassian Transponders and it was good for star fleet it is good for me.

[@TimMcKay56]

Great plan! Tim

[@janbrittenson210]

There are also RC helis, which don't need a field and can easily be flown in any abandoned lot. As for drones being sold with remote ID installed, don't they have to be registered by the buyer? I wonder how many will actually do so.

[@TimMcKay56]

Jan: Yes, all RC aircraft need a registration number. See www.FAA.gov. Just one registration number for all aircraft for recreational flyers. Tim

[@adwenb]

If they ever get to Networked RID I am done flying. I will not pay for a network connection for my drone so big brother can keep a log of every flight I do.

[@TimMcKay56]

I think a networked system is the overall goal for air traffic control purposes. Hopefully this will be cost -free to recreational RC pilots. Tim

[@johnnyjohnson6771]

can I fly drones on my own 40 acre property without remote id?

[@Razor-gx2dq]

nope, its not a FRIA although imo it should be

[@TimMcKay56]

You need RID unless flying in a FRIA. Tim

[@mykofreder1682]

If it is below reasonable airplane cruse height 200-500 ft, it is not being used instead of a manned aircraft like a sporting event or movie or some KZbinr it should have something.

[@TimMcKay56]

The problem faced by Congress and the FAA is not traffic deconfliction in the low altitude airspace structur, but simply knowing that someone is flying there and being able to identify the pilot. Tim

[@maxsuelusa2006YouTubeTv]

They said if the drone are under 249 grams you don’t need to worry about that. How that works? Thank you

[@TimMcKay56]

Just the way the reg reads. Tim

[@godzillacat1291]

Only if you are flying recreational. If you are flying under part 107, you will need to have remote ID even if you are flying sub 250.

[@TimMcKay56]

@@godzillacat1291 Correct.

[@maxsuelusa2006YouTubeTv]

Yeah that’s all right, thanks man ✌️

[@LemonJuice-sn2wx]

with flyin cars on the horizon, i think drones are gonna be the least of faa's concerns 🤣

[@TimMcKay56]

😊👍🏻 Tim

[@rickcoleman8903]

So I've heard they delayed the remote id kickoff.

[@TimMcKay56]

Delay likely, nothing official yet. Tim

[@geezerpleasers_OG]

Excellent, totally rational explanation. Personally, I think Remote ID will be like seat belt laws. Nobody is going to actively seek out violators, but if you're doing something stupid and dangerous, then the discovery of the violation in association with that activity will lead to sanctions. And as a sidebar, it's much easier to build a case for a remote ID violation (it's either/or) than to prove recklessness.

[@TimMcKay56]

GP: Excellent point on the seat belt analogy. Spot on! Tim

[@thengine7]

It's pretty stupid. They create a draconian law that they will never intentionally enforce.. unless they don't like someone. Arbitrary and capricious law enforcement is a scourge upon the citizens.

[@username7763]

Not that I am a big fan of seatbelt laws, but it is exactly not like seatbelt laws. When seatbelt laws were instituted, new cars that were manufactured had to include them. However, people who already bought a car without one were NOT required to install them. This regulation applies to my 8-year-old drone where the company went out of business already and I have no technical support. Yet I am required to modify it and tape another module to the thing.

[@TimMcKay56]

@@username7763 Fair enough! Tim

[@geezerpleasers_OG]

@@username7763 That has absolutely nothing to do with my point.

[@KirbyMiller]

Great, great video Tim. Thank you! I always appreciate your calm, common sense delivery of info and rational opinions. Don’t get me wrong, I also enjoy the “sky is falling” KZbinrs too, but thanks for what you do. For my fellow fpv drone fliers… it’s illegal to fly fpv without a spotter and has been for a long time. Have you ever broken that rule? And if so, have you ever been fined or hassled at all for doing so? If the answer is no then I think it’s even far less likely you will be fined for not having remote id. I’m pretty confident it’s not something the average hobbyist needs to worry about.

[@TimMcKay56]

Kirby: Thanks for checking in! And wait for the video I'll release shortly on a note from the FAA on RID. Tim

[@scottweaverphotovideo]

I heard this morning on another KZbin channel that the FAA has put off implementation of the new rules but I can't find confirmation of this.

[@TimMcKay56]

Could be, but I have not heard from any USG agency yet. Tim

[@scottweaverphotovideo]

@@TimMcKay56 please let us know if you do! Thanks

[@TimMcKay56]

@@scottweaverphotovideo Of course!

[@HDSME]

Does this include rc aircraft ?????

[@TimMcKay56]

Remote ID = RC aircraft. Tim

[@CrstnJdiKnight]

Wonderful. 700 approved out of 70,000 applications.

[@TimMcKay56]

What are you talking about?? Around 2,500 AMA clubs, at least 1,900 have submitted for FRIA. Tim

[@CrstnJdiKnight]

@@TimMcKay56 my point is the submitted vs the approval rate. This has been in the works for how long (say at least a year) and on top of that , though rumored, are not allowing to any more AMA clubs to form or approved in the future, sounds like there is something else is going on besides the very low approvals and foot dragging going on and needing answers to. 🕵️ Just saying...🤔😅

[@TimMcKay56]

@@CrstnJdiKnight FRIA approvals are going fine now (learning curve). There is no limit on AMA clubs or FRIAs. Tim

[@CrstnJdiKnight]

@@TimMcKay56I hate to think this way, but just don't trust any agency in any any division of the those in charge in anything. 😮‍💨😅 I don't know pr anyone else until what the results are all played out. 🕵️🤔

[@TimMcKay56]

@@CrstnJdiKnight Out of curiosity, do you and your family get upset when you safety complete an airline flight on a stormy winter night? Do you think 2,400,000 Americans who travel on US airlines every single day without incident “just happens” without government oversight? 😖😳🙈 Tim

[@buddyadkins2432]

Consider that this Remote ID is a basic foundation which will be adjusted, modified, updated, and otherwise troubleshooted until it gets where it needs to be. In a few years, it will just be part of the operational procedure for any and ALL UAS (drone) over 250 grams regardless of the craft's configuration such as airplane, quadcopter, helicopter, tri-copter, and whatever flying craft. Networks will be constructed (likely governmental and private concerns), monitoring facilities will be built, and various forms of linking and controlling will be implemented. Yes, it will take time, but it is very likely coming.

[@TimMcKay56]

Agree 100%. Tim

[@knight907]

Since all of this is being driven by the commercial drone industry, which is rapidly imploding due to the fact that physics was never going allow it to be profitable in the foreseeable future, don’t count on it. Within the next few years this will fade into the dim memory of the false hope of cheap flight promised by venture capitalists and the debacle that followed when it inevitably was exposed as a pipe dream that never stood a chance. And instead of promoting flight, crippled the entire aviation industry for years by discouraging the hobbyists who make up a significant number of the people who keep it going.

[@JDDupuy]

Every remote ID Module is on backorder and yes the FAA has once again extend the RID deadline! Fact......!!

[@TimMcKay56]

Copy!

[@vanbilly8387]

There have also been no fatal crashes among drones weighing less than 249 grams to date.

[@TimMcKay56]

Good point!

[@Sabotage_Labs]

Well yea.. but what happens when you don't pay the fines?

[@TimMcKay56]

If the FAA gets around to fining you, they'll get their money. Decades of experience . . .

[@pacmag951]

Remotepilot101 just stated that the FAA is postponing the 9-16 deadling but have not posted on the website! Have you heard anything on this?

[@TimMcKay56]

Not yet. Something like this really needs to be on the website for confirmation. Tim

[@SigmaSheepdog]

I don't own a drone or RC aircraft, but I don't agree with this law. I'm going to touch on an unrelated subject, which may have some enforcement similarities. To put things in perspective, as far as enforcement, it's technically illegal for people to modify exhaust systems on vehicles, expecially when removing a catalizer, but thousands of people do it, especially motorcycle owners. I have never known or heard of any private owner of a vehicle, with a modified exhaust, getting fined by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA.) The same will most likely apply to owners of drones and RC aircraft if they choose to not comply.

[@TimMcKay56]

We'll see! Tim

[@brentschuler2795]

If you fly on your own property under 400 feet does this new requirement apply to this

[@TimMcKay56]

Yes. Only airspace where a drone/RC model does not need remote ID (after Sept 16 and 250 grams or heavier is in a FRIA. Tim

[@tehKap0w]

if they can't figure out how get through the locked gate before you pack your equipment up, than no, they probably can't reprimand you.

[@billfarnham1592]

Postponed. Bad supply chain issues on components of remote ID. They have no enforcement capability at present. And will not be able to enforce since people cannot get the parts needed to manufacture the devices. But in any case Sep 16 is no longer the date.

[@TimMcKay56]

Copy!

[@DumbledoreMcCracken]

I just want to post these definitions because I think the FAA went to some effort of crafting them. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 14 Aeronautics and Space Part / Section, Chapter I Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation , Subchapter A Definitions and General Requirements, Part 1 Definitions and Abbreviations, *Small unmanned aircraft system (small UAS)* means a small unmanned aircraft and its associated elements *_(including communication links and the components that control the small unmanned aircraft)_* that are required for the safe and efficient operation of the small unmanned aircraft in the national airspace system. *Unmanned aircraft* means an aircraft *_operated_* without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft. *Operate* , with respect to aircraft, means use, cause to use or authorize to use aircraft, for the purpose (except as provided in § 91.13 of this chapter) of air navigation *_including the piloting of aircraft_* , with or without the right of legal control (as owner, lessee, or otherwise). So, by definition, U-Control and the Free Flight aircraft are excluded.

[@TimMcKay56]

That is the position on the AMA. Tim

[@reallybadaim118]

One point in particular made me laugh. You must know the FAA exists. They're so concerned so many people will become involved in the hobby it outgrows their size and budget so they want to know and acknowledge them lol

[@TimMcKay56]

All good! Tim

[@girkgirkus7236]

Americans today have many reasons not to trust federal agencies. Having said that, all of these flying machines are dangerous so they basically require transponders; saw this coming. I still find this a bit intrusive. FAA loves spacex, not. Lol

[@TimMcKay56]

Yup! Tim

[@Razor-gx2dq]

regardless of if you decide to follow the RID don't be dumb about where you fly, RID wont apply to me since my models are under 250g limit so ill be safe for now, although i suspect that may change in the future.

[@TimMcKay56]

Copy!

[@tehKap0w]

i'd bet money that loophole is sealed shut. when nobody flies anything over 250g, they will come for those next. This whole thing is being pushed by commercial interests to the detriment of the hobby

[@WestVirginiasBigred271]

The FAA can say we are going to fine you 180,00.00 for flying in restricted areas or beyond VLOS or without Remote ID. Unless The person is rich the FAA isn’t getting a dime of that fine. You take a person who doesn’t have any income or doesn’t own any property or vehicles or stocks bonds etc. a person who has zero dollars in the bank. And is most likely over drawn. Poor people cannot pay large fines or fees. Just because The FAA or anyone else says you owe this amount doesn’t make that person simply have a large sum of money appear in their bank account. One thing about Remote ID is that the only way a person can see if you have a remote ID device is that they have to be really close to the pilot. Chances are you will be able to see the pilot before reaching the Remote ID signal. Especially with IOS devices. Those blue tooth devices have limited reach of a couple hundred feet.

[@TimMcKay56]

Copy!

[@n8lbv]

Will not publicly confirm nor deny compliance. Highly recommended that you should not either unless you are somehow very proud of it.

[@TimMcKay56]

I will comply. 😁 Tim

[@stevendegiorgio3143]

I fly my airplane as I always had.I stay away from people and fly in one area.Five minute flight and my plane is back on the ground.

[@TimMcKay56]

Copy! Tim

[@socal33]

Can’t fit on my 249g DJI drone.

[@TimMcKay56]

Copy!

[@FINNIUSORION]

These videos are always very quite

[@Razor-gx2dq]

thats why i watch.

[@TimMcKay56]

Thanks! Tim