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Old 11-13-2017, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by rcmiket
Not surprised but I thought the FAA was charged with dealing with it.
Drone Registration Included In DOD Authorization Bill Aero-News Network

""The language is included in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2018. It would again require the registration of drones weighing more than about half a pound with the federal government.Congress finalized legislation that will reverse the earlier court ruling in the John Taylor case and restore the FAA’s UAS registration requirement, including for AMA members," the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) said in a statement emailed to Aero-News."

Mike
Yes it will be the FAA charged with doing it, they just are regiving the FAA back the authority as part of NDAA