Finally a system that obliges users of drone to register is required

ByDon McCullough

Such as multi-copter with multiple rotorsDroneAs the popularization spreads out problems such as crash, the Federal Aviation Administration of the United States (FAA) announced a system that obliges individuals who own drone as a hobby to register. Registration will begin on December 21, 2015, and many individual dron owner will be obliged to complete registration by February 19, 2016.

Press Release - FAA Announces Small UAS Registration Rule
https://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=19856

New U.S. FAA rule requires drone owners to register by Feb 19 | Reuters
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0TX1RP20151214

FAA announces drone owners must register by February 19th, 2016 | The Verge
http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/14/10104996/faa-drone-registration-register-february-19th

According to the contents announced by FAA, in the system, those who own drone with a weight of 0.55 pounds to 50 pounds (including 250 grams to 23 kilograms) including accessories such as cameras, name, address and e-mail address to FAA We need to report it. The application can be accepted via the web. Even if you own multiple airframes, registration is OK only once, the registration period is three years.

When registration is completed, "Certificate of Aircraft Registration / Proof of Ownership" is issued to indicate registration of aircraft and owner, and a unique registration number is given to this. After registration, it is necessary to display this registration number on the drones' machine. If you do not register in violation of this rule, you will be fined up to $ 27,500 (about 3.3 million yen), and up to $ 250,000 (about 3000 Ten thousand yen) and a maximum of three years of imprisonment will be imposed.

By the way, registration is supposed to start on December 21 at the following site. Registration costs 5 dollars (about 600 yen), but if you enroll for 30 days from December 21, 2015 to January 20, 2016 to encourage registration of many users it will cost It will be exempted. Incidentally,There is no need to register for Japanese drone usersBe careful not to register by mistake.

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Registration


Only registered users who are skipping drones by citizens and hobbies are required to register under this system. The system for use in business is currently under consideration and seems to be in the process of enacting the enactment toward the start of the system around April 2016.