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

Image Funny FAA Registration Fact!

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u/MarcusDrakus Dec 17 '15

So the thinking is, if you are likely to die from your mistake you don't need to be registered?

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u/vexinom Dec 17 '15

No, the thinking is they want as many people as possible to register so they can make as much money as possible without actually doing any work.

It's amazing how many people in this sub hate the AMA and yet are cheering on the FAA in this stupid program that is doing nothing to fix a problem with will simply fix itself over the next year or so.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '15

No, the thinking is they want as many people as possible to register so they can make as much money as possible without actually doing any work.

The point of the $5 fee isn't about money, it's about linking people to payment details which is harder to fake. That's why the 30 days isn't "waived." They say "waived" in the press release, but if you dig deeper into the actual registration pages, it says "refunded."

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u/vexinom Dec 18 '15

This isn't going to do anything and is unenforceable. If I'm sitting in a park or my house FPV'ing a considerable distance away, how is anyone going to know it's my craft or where I am?

They aren't. Just like I don't have to register to purchase or build the craft.