On October 19th, in response to media and analyst reports that close to 1 million drones would be sold over the holidays, the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the creation of a registration task force (RTF) that would create recommendations for the FAA to implement a registration program for small UAS or drones in order to help enforce and track reckless and rogue drone operators. The task force was made up of 25 organizations from the drone and aviation industry, including manufacturers, service providers and trade associations. One day past their mandated deadline, the RTF submitted their recommendations to the FAA on Saturday, November 21st in a document titled Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Registration Task Force (RTF) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) Task Force Recommendations Final Report. [Read more…]
