Forbes.com is reporting that a lawsuit challenging the new FAA requirement that all unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) must register was filed in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Dec. 24 by a model aircraft enthusiast concerned that the registration rules were illegal. That individual is John A. Taylor, a multi-rotor builder and flyer living in Silver Spring, Maryland, according to a story on Forbes.com. An insurance attorney, Taylor said he expected other hobby groups or drone manufacturers to file suit against the registration rules but when they didn’t, he decided to step up himself. Read the full story here.
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For those interested in Mr. Taylor’s actual, legal allegations:
http://www.aopa.org/-/media/Files/AOPA/Home/News/All-News/2016/TaylorPetition.pdf
Additional information on this and other actions regarding the new rule is on AOPA’s website; one might also check FAA’s site. We will all await FAA’s responsive filings or other action in response.
Why do we have to register RC airplanes? Have they been around since the 30’s So why do we have to register them. Some times I have been to airports that have had them to show off there skills to the public.
Whet is the different now?
Al I can say is welcome to the world of the FAA, an overstaffed bunch of micromanagers who are always looking to expand their domain. Just look to the troubles we have been through trying to get the 3rd class medical abolished, a rule that has no effective purpose. Add to that the attempts to overhaul the criteria for aircraft design approval, a system based more on out dated technologies. I am surprised that they have not started requiring ADS-B Out for all those drones invading “Their” airspace. Yes there is no more Wild West days for the drones when they could do whatever they wanted and get away with invading the airspace utilized by real aircraft with real people onboard.