[bigbob]

The new law requires federal registration of all UAS (unmanned aircraft systems) between 250g (just over 1/2 pound) and 55 pounds beginning Dec. 21. Homemade or store-bought, tethered or not, any model aircraft, drone, or other UAS must be registered if it's flown outdoors, or the owner will face criminal and civil penalties. The is a $5 fee which is being rebated until January.

Not surprisingly, only US citizens are able to register their UAS,

There are many websites and blog with commentary about the new rules since their were announced earlier today, I thought it might be worth posting the actual FAA link for FReepers benefit.

With millions of hobbyists heading to the registration website let's hope they borrowed all that great technology from Obamacare! Rock on Big Brother!!

[ctdonath2]

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3372482/posts

[Scrambler Bob]

My drone crashed and sank in a lake.

[Crazieman]

Oh no! I forgot! I guess I’ll never register it.

Big F’in deal.

[Secret Agent Man]

I predict a market boom in 56 pound and larger drones. As well as micro drones under 250 grams.

[o_1_2_3__]

Not surprisingly, only US citizens are able to register their UAS

So non-citizens are exempt?

[Leaning Right]

You know what the Federal Government ought to register? Baseballs. Think about it. If someone should throw a baseball up into the air, that ball could conceivably hit an airplane, or maybe land on some innocent's head. Baseballs ought to be registered, and then closely monitored.

But wait a second. A person could instead throw an egg into the air, or maybe even a pencil sharpener. Just to be safe, the Federal Government should register everything.

[backwoods-engineer]

I will not comply.

This is just like gun registration. They know drones with cameras are force multipliers that could be used against Federal forces in any one of a blizzard of possible civil unrest / civil war scenarios. And the Feds want the upper hand.

Come make me, Feds.

[Lurker]

No, I won’t.

L

[TADSLOS]

[so_real]

Another new law used to control the law abiding citizens that those with nefarious intent will certainly ignore. They want the tax-without-a-tax money; that's all they really care about.

[eeriegeno]

Your government at work for you! Particularly, I liked the notion that if a drone weighs more than two sticks of butter it needs to be registered!!! Are these people freaking lunatics??????? I as a long-time law-abiding citizen have to register my model aircraft that I use as a hobby and illegal aliens do not have to register a damned thing? This country is lost........

[Terry L Smith]

Better tell all those buying those things from the TV shopping channels.