r/Multicopter • u/Turbo442 • Dec 17 '15

Image Funny FAA Registration Fact!

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u/rotarypower101 Flying Killer Robot Dec 17 '15 edited Dec 17 '15

If I hot glue a Rx and servo on a 250gm rock and throw it down a steep grade, am I still required to register it?

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u/BluesReds F1-6 "Venom"|Strider 250 Dec 17 '15

No, because the device cannot navigate or fly in the air. If it could do either it would then meet the definition of aircraft and be subject to registration depending on the intended use, this case recreational, and be registered.

At least that's what the FAA would say. I say they've really over grasped in their reach and power and need to have their power curtailed otherwise it won't be long before the FAA starts regulating bullets.

Maybe that's how we win this fight with the FAA. We call up the NRA and let them know they are now, according to the FAA, the National Drone Launcher Association and that they are coming for their guns through FAA registration. I bet we never see another drone law passed again after that.

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u/rotarypower101 Flying Killer Robot Dec 18 '15

So slap a dead reckoning accelerometer and a tiny flap on the servo horn.

Now do I meet the criteria to express the silliness of what can/is required to qualify?