Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
UK Transport Department Proposes Drone Users Registry
Once approved by Parliament, the registration scheme would apply to owners of drones weighing 250 grams and above.
Mid-air collisions with small drones pose a risk to helicopters in particular, a UK study has found. (Photo: Bill Carey)
Mid-air collisions with small drones pose a risk to helicopters in particular, a UK study has found. (Photo: Bill Carey)

Recreational drone users in the UK will be required to register their names and undergo competency testing under proposed legislation the UK Department for Transport announced on July 22. It comes on the heels of a study indicating that helicopters in particular are vulnerable to being damaged by midair collisions with drones.