Originally Posted by
rgburrill
There is a very simple solution to the remote ID issue - join a club and fly by the rules. Remote ID not required.
But some have been ignoring that for years and that is why we now have this situation.
Read the NPRM!
1. Virtually ALL models will need to have remote ID. Nope, assembly of components, even if bought from a variety of sources, will not count as "amatuer built". If it has parts, and instructions, it is not "fabricated". From what they describe in the preamble to the rules, that clearly seems to cover even balsa kits, let alone ARF's, etc. To qualify as "amatuer built" you have to fabricate at least 50% of the model - mounting components you bought elsewhere doesn't cut it as "fabrication". Guess you get to learn how to solder PCB boards, and cast engines!
2. Since your plane is not "amatuer built", you are the producer and have to comply with all the certification/inspection etc. requirements as outlined in Subpart F for manufacturers.
3. No flying sites will be ever authorized after the initial 12 month registration period. Bye-bye clubs that have to move, or any new clubs.
4. No provisions for temporary sites - events, contests, etc.
5. 48 months after registration ends, ALL flying sites go away, and it has to be remote ID all the time, everywhere.
6. Oh yeah - pay $5 each to register every single aircraft you have.
7. And presumably, pay some kind of fee to the service you have to subscribe to that handles authorizing each flight you want to make.
I refer you to these snips from the NPRM about amateur built:
"As currently proposed, amateur-built UAS
would not include unmanned aircraft kits where
the majority of parts of the UAS are provided to the
operator as a part of the sold product."
"The FAA
anticipates that some model aircraft
enthusiasts may assemble UAS entirely
from pre-fabricated parts and that
commercial vendors may wish to sell
UAS parts, including packages that
contain more than 50 but less than 100
percent of the parts necessary to build
a UAS. The resulting UAS would not
qualify as amateur-built because the
person building it would be fabricating
and assembling 50 percent or less of the
UAS. The UAS would not qualify as
built from a kit because it did not
include 100 percent of the necessary
parts."