Dirty Bird Posted at 2-13 02:02
It costs $5 for each new registration but only takes a couple of minutes.
When flying recreationally the $5 fee covers ALL of your aircraft under a single registration & FAA number. If you are only flying recreationally with standard batteries don't include the Mini 4 on your aircraft list. If you occasionally use Plus batteries, add it to the list. I would not be stressing over RID when operating recreationally under 250 grams, though if desired you could add or remove the Mini 4 from your list at will for no charge.
"If you are only flying recreationally with standard batteries don't include the Mini 4 on your aircraft list"
"Which Drones Must Comply With Remote ID? Drones which are required to be registered or have been registered, including those flown for recreation, business, or public safety, must comply with the rule on Remote ID."
No registered drone operating <250g for any purpose, whether registered voluntarily or by mandate, may fly without RID. When entering the registration, you must choose whether the device uses Standard RID or RID Broadcast module (see attached image). So if registering for the high-cap battery, you must first re-add the device (it doens't look like you you can edit your existing canceled registration) you'd choose "StandardRID". If using the other battery you'd just leave the device unregistered for that f "If you occasionally use Plus batteries, add it to the list. I would not be stressing over RID when operating recreationally under 250 grams"
This isn't about stress, it's about compliance. And I already pointed a pilot could toggle registration status every time they plan to launch with a different battery capacity than your previous launch should technically work. So yeah, it is technically possible but impractical.
But you can't just switch the drone back to registered status, you have to initiate a new registration and pay the $5. I suppose I could re-register my M2 (which I don't use) and leave it as a registration place-holding zombie, then add and delete my M4P as needed when I want to swap battery types. Even if that all works it's still absurd.
Bottom line, before DJI implemented this unannounced "feature", my M4P was fully RID compliant regardless of battery. Now it is not, and options for battery use have been dropped into a regulatory quagmire. The sole beneficiary of the change is a recreational M4P pilot operating only <250g, who really hates RID.
This isn't a nothing-burger.
"The entire web of consumer drone regulations is unwarranted & ill-conceived. A solution in search of a problem..."
On that we are in full agreement. |