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FAA Says It Is Moving Quickly on Drone Registry

Recommendations call for registry to apply to small UAS that weigh more than 250 grams and up to 55 pounds.

By Kerry Lynch • Editor, AIN monthly magazine

November 23, 2015

The U.S. FAA has begun to review a series of recommendations on registering small unmanned aircraft systems (s-UAS) and is moving “quickly and flexibly” toward establishing the registry, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said. The recommendations were delivered to the agency November 21 by the UAS Registration Task Force Aviation Rulemaking Committee, which was tasked in October with devising a proposal for establishing a registry. Huerta said the ARC, which comprises representatives from about 25 organizations, “embraced the challenge with the energy and creativity we expected.” The FAA sought a tight timeline for the recommendations so a registry could be established in time for the holiday season.

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