FAA Creates Drone Registration Task Force

Last week, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) created a task force aimed at developing recommendations for the FAA on how to register Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), also known as drones. The FAA cites the necessity for creating a registration process to allow for the safe development of the UAS industry, in light of UAS increasingly intruding into first responder areas, airports and near government buildings. Specifically, the task force will examine "...which UAS, based on their weight or performance capabilities, warrant a continued exercise of discretion with respect to requiring registration because of the negligible risk they pose to the national airspace system (NAS)."

The FAA task force will likely be comprised of "...25 to 30 diverse representatives from the UAS and manned aviation industries, the federal government, and other stakeholders."

Comments and suggestions for FAA and the task force are due by Friday, November 6. Click here to view the Federal Register notice or provide comments. Click here for more information on current UAS regulations and guidance. You may also contact Kevin Walgenbach at kwalgenbach@nrmca.org.