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Is there any verification of the registration? Here's a hypothetical situation: a guy with a drone has a pesky neighbor he doesn't get along with. So he "regist
by 1024core 11y ago
Is there any verification of the registration? Here's a hypothetical situation: a guy with a drone has a pesky neighbor he doesn't get along with. So he "registers" his drone in the neighbor's name; takes it to a nearby airport and lets it fly around over there and crash. Now the neighbor's in trouble, and has to defend himself from these hefty fines.
- ocdtrekkie 11y agoWell, you have to pay the registration fee with a credit card. My guess is, they keep enough of that information on file to prove whose card made the payment.
- Glyptodon 11y agoJust buy a prepaid with cash and register it to your neighbor. It's really hard.
- ocdtrekkie 11y agoCan't a credit card processor determine if a card is a prepaid or not? If they're using it as a verification step, they'd probably want to disallow those.
- Glyptodon 11y agoIf they disallow them how's a 13 year old going to register their drone as required?
- ocdtrekkie 11y agoAdult's credit card, probably? I assume the FAA would like to tie drones owned by minors to responsible adults somehow. We haven't seen the form yet though, mind you.
- bjt2n3904 11y agoI'd go one step further. What's preventing someone from flying a drone without registration?
- bdamm 11y agoSame thing that prevents someone from driving without a license. If you get caught, there are fines. That doesn't mean you'll get caught, but it's enough to dissuade most folks.