Commercial use requires insurance and a FAA flight plan/approval. Seahawk and I have been talking about this for years. We lost one on the first TV approved flight plan a year or two ago that didn't come back when it lost connectivity, it was a big FAA deal. Seahawk wasn't involved in any way on that one.

Which will come first, accidental death or murder by UAV?

Sadly, people have already been killed by accidental collisions. Rarely made the news in the past.

I worry more about the open rotor quads. Face and eye injury. Kids will suffer the most becuase they will have to grow up with the consequences. At least wear safety glasses!

That and fire risk from cheap and poorly designed li-po batteries, just like the hoverboards. Local flyer had an r/c battery pack ignite and do heavy fire damage to his house. Total loss. .

so- what is "their definition of a drone ?
All RC aircraft over a 1/2 lbs ?

Wow, this sucks.

Toddler's eyeball sliced in half by drone propeller - BBC News

Yes, all r/c aircraft 1/2lb Up to 55lbs.

Per the AMA, after 55lbs it's in a separate catagory.

Sounds like our gun registry....complete waste of time.

We don't have a register in Canada, yet, but I'm sure the sheep in Ottawa will see the cash grab value of it.

You don't have to register kites unless they are part of what the FAA calls a "system" with communication links that operate controls on the vehicle. That eliminates kites as I know then. As I understand it, if you simply tether a toy blimp you don't have to register it, but if you put electronic controls on it and tether it, you have to register.

It doesn't look like they want you to register the vehicle. You are registering yourself as an owner/pilot and put your number on all the vehicles you fly.

I predict explosives delivery to some crowded area by UAV.

Did you notice in the BBC link above it stated that it is illegal in the UK to fly a UAV over congested areas such as streets, towns or cities.

Each "aircraft" gets a certificate to be affixed to the aircraft as well.

Yes, a kite is probably hyperbole but not far from it. Any free flight models are fine.

I don't see this helping in any way.

I'm not seeing that in the FAA faq. As I read it you have to put your number on all your UAS's, but you don't have to tell the FAA the make or model or even how many you have.

"The registration ruling has no meaning for hobbyists."

That statement is contradictory to everything that I have read/heard since the ruling came down 2 days ago. Please elaborate.

As I see it, I would register with FAA, and put tags on my RC planes, Copters, and quad-copter?

Is there an insurance requirement (AMA Membership required) to register with FAA? If not now, I'm sure that's next.

That's what it looks like to me. You register, they give you a number, and you put that number on all your UAS's.

The FAA faq doesn't say anything about insurance, but I'll bet states do come along and add their own laws, including one requiring insurance.