Skooter
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I applaud Flyin'Bryan's resolve to not register. He is right. He can do and say as he chooses. But here's my take...
First, as a pilot I get frequent emails from the FAA... Air Worthiness Directives, Advisory Circulars, an occasional notification of change in regulations, etc. No big deal. It's all about passing along information.
I have experienced a few close calls. Not from pilots doing anything wrong intentionally, but due to distractions. Pilots go though a lot of training so I can't say deviations are due to ignorance. However, we now have a lot of "pilots" flying drones in the airspace system that are ignorant because they haven't made the effort to educate themselves. If I was flying and someone flew their drone into me, assuming I survived, I sure as hell would want them held accountable.
Second, not registering could result in a $27,000 fine. If your neighbor called 911 because he thought you were spying on his 18 year old daughter and the local authorities showed up at your house, you can bet the first thing they would look for is the registration number. You don't necessarily need to do anything wrong to get busted. And, god forbid, you had an incident where your drone crashed into someone or something, there would most likely be an investigation. No registration number could result in a $250,000 fine and/or 3 years in jail. On top of that, a violation of a federal law is a felony. Are you willing to risk never being able to vote or own a firearm for the rest of you life to not register? Not me. I am not really in favor of registration either, but the consequences of not doing so are greater than I am willing to accept. Good luck Flyin'Bryan. Keep on keepin' on! |
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