Recent content by UAGavin

Not too many cases yet of law enforcement being unable to locate the PIC of an offending UAS (the forest fire snafu over the summer was a notable exception), particularly with the VLOS requirement. But point taken.

As of January 22nd, the FAA has processed nearly 300,000 registrations. That's something like a third of the total hobbyist population. Not bad. Regarding the pushback, registration standards have existed in aviation for many years. Not sure why people thought that would cease to be the case...

@LoneRCRanger Driver licensing has been effective because it's supported by the necessary enforcement infrastructure (cop patrols) to influence the risk-reward perception of drivers. Hard to tell at this point how drone registration will play out. There may need to be some direct regulation...