Drone operators would be required to equip their devices with so-called Remote ID technologies that would enable federal and local authorities to identify them remotely, according to a rule proposed by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).1
In announcing the proposal in late December, the FAA said that Remote ID technologies would aid the continued safe integration of drones into the National Airspace System.
“As a pilot, my eye is always on safety first,” FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said. “Safety is a joint responsibility between government, pilots, the drone community, the general public and many others who make our nation so creative and innovative.”
The FAA is accepting public comments on the proposed rule until March 2.
Data show that 1.5 million drones and 160,000 drone pilots have registered with the FAA. Equipping those drones with Remote ID technologies would be “an important building block in the unmanned traffic management ecosy…
