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I will register but I'm not happy. Been flying r/c since 1975. I have a basement full of "drones" managed not to make a nuisance of myself.
I would expect someone will complain the next time they see one. I have to protect myself with FAA registration and AMA membership. I imagine the FAA will impose fines to show they mean business.
Just can't imagine the registration system working well four (!) days before Christmas. It will likely crash very shortly after opening.
Too many people to register in such a short window before Christmas. Probably 150,000+ AMA members alone. >10,000,000 more non-AMA members is a light guess. All trying to save $5.
Congress did specifically exempt model airplanes. FAA likely used emergency power to sidestep the law.
And yes, it is because casual users of cheap ready to fly aircraft can be real idiots.
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