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The final rule looks to be a big win for everyone who was protesting the original proposed rule: "The final Remote ID rule eliminates the requirement that dron
by chrisdalke 6y ago
The final rule looks to be a big win for everyone who was protesting the original proposed rule:
"The final Remote ID rule eliminates the requirement that drones be connected to the internet to transmit location data; the final rule requires drones to broadcasts remote ID messages via radio frequency broadcast."
This is great because RF broadcast-based Remote ID is much simpler and cost-effective to integrate into existing hobby or consumer drones. It could be built into RC receivers, or as a separate transponder.
- snuxoll 6y agoRF can still be expensive depending on how it needs to be implemented. As a casual drone pilot I’m still concerned about how this is going to effect cost, existing equipment in the field and hobby/home-built uSAS’s. I’ll still take it over the internet mandate, however - so it’s a step in the right direction.
- chrisdalke 6y agoNo matter what, there will be consequences for DIY/hobby aircraft, just because cost/weight/complexity are critical factors in a small drone. Most of the planes I fly now are wood/cardboard with a few dumb electrical components. Adding any component will make it harder for newcomers to enter the field. The FAA has decided that unregulated drone flight is an issue, and no matter what, they're going to tackle it. So I'm happy to see any solution that allows for the continued existence of the DIY part of the industry. In my mind the "ideal" solution for DIY aircraft is a separate RC receiver-sized transmitter, powered over BEC, that you add to your aircraft when you are flying in conditions that require Remote ID. The transmitter would become another fixed cost in the hobby, but you could use it on whatever aircraft you're flying -- It would be linked to a pilot, instead of a particular aircraft. I have zero knowledge of RF physics and engineering, but I'd be happy if that was possible without a heavy transmitter and significant power consumption.
- treeman79 6y agoI’ve already had a drone hovering outside Daughters bedroom window. Some people have very different concerns about accountability of drones.
- phkahler 6y agoMagnetron and a wok for a dish. Kitchen counter measures.
- gtfoutttt 6y agoGo on....
- mike_d 6y agoBe careful there tough guy, drones receive the same protections as aircraft. A threat against one is punishable under 18 U.S. Code § 32. "Whoever willfully imparts or conveys any threat [against an aircraft] shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both."
- recursive 6y agoI hereby threaten to shoot any drones in my backyard with a garden hose. Come and get me.
- jessaustin 6y agoHeck, one could promise to spray any aircraft above the backyard with the water. It wouldn't harm commercial traffic, even if it could reach.
- phkahler 6y agoOh wow! Well I'd still do it to the one peeping in the daughter's bedroom, unless I could get its ID and track down the pervert first.
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- leetcrew 6y agoI haven't followed drone stuff closely in a while. any idea how this affects an older drone like a DJI spark that wasn't designed with these requirements in mind? is it just impossible to fly legally now?
- heartbreak 6y agoThese requirements won't affect a DJI Spark for at least another 2.5 years, by which point hopefully DJI will have a retrofit solution.
- rexf 6y agoI genuinely wonder how much DJI cares about supporting older drones such as the discontinued Spark. Or would they rather sell you the latest drone instead (Mavic Mini or future equivalent)?
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- snuxoll 6y agoAfter reading the rules, I don't see any technical standards on how the system must be implemented - so it's entirely likely that the work DJI has already done on "Drone to Phone" broadcast identification can be retrofitted onto existing platforms with a firmware update as they had hoped. Too soon to tell for sure, but as somebody who just upgraded to a Mavic Air 2 this year from a Spark I am hopeful (DJI may not always be a shining example of a consumer friendly enterprise, see the SDK fiascos this year, but they don't want to piss off everybody who has bought a drone in the past few years either).
- mike_d 6y agoIt is extremely hypocritical in any form. At the same time that the FAA is asking hobbyists to broadcast identification, they are modifying the rules to allow the rich and famous to change their identifiers at will preventing any sort of public accountability. https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/equipadsb/privacy/ https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/equipadsb/privacy/
- Scaevolus 6y agoI bet that's to make it harder to track domestic surveillance planes more than anything to do with wealthy privacy concerns.
- mike_d 6y agoIt is two fold: private plane owners associations are lobbying. The flight tracking industry (FlightRadar24, FlightAware, etc) are also pushing for it because without an expensive feed of data from the FAA hobbyist networks like ADSBExchange will be unable to compete with them.
- sokoloff 6y agoI’m a little surprised to see a “if you have nothing to fear, you have nothing to hide” stance for private transport. What is the argument why their vehicles should be trackable?