Drone Hobbyists Wary of Government's Proposed Registration Rules
Feds Plan Mandatory Registration of all Unmanned Drones
The news that the federal government plans to require recreational unmanned aircraft — commonly called drones — to be registered has hobbyists worried.
The rules are far from final, having only just been proposed by the Department of Transportation, and everything from costs, fines, enforcement and exceptions have yet to be hammered out.
But for some involved with the hobby, the mere prospect of having to register rubs them wrong way.