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Just throwing this out there, but can this issue be tackled with licensing? Similar to a HAM radio operator license. The drones would also have to be registered
by sakopov 7y ago
Just throwing this out there, but can this issue be tackled with licensing? Similar to a HAM radio operator license. The drones would also have to be registered and identified with the operator license number. I feel like it is likely where this is heading anyway.
- code4tee 7y agoMost drones already do need to be registered and commercial operators need to be licensed. Pieces of paper don’t stop stupid though unfortunately.
- godelski 7y agoI think this would take care of a lot of low hanging fruit, but probably not much more. Just like in HAM it is hard to find someone abusing the airwaves unless they are constantly broadcasting (and you can go on a fox hunt. But it is a hunt). So you get the people that are just flying to see the fire and you can ring them up or knock on their door. The real problem though is that this doesn't fix the major concerns with drone DOS attacks. It is not hard to set up a repeater to control the drone (adding an extra level of difficulty to your fox hunt) or by just programming the drone to take certain actions (even basic AI can do some disastrous things). That seems, to me, to be more what the FAA is after and why more effort is being put in to take down drones instead of tracking the operators. This also has the effect of stopping the DOS attack immediately instead of just fining the person later. This being much more important considering that peoples' lives are at risk.