FAA Drone Registration

Ansia · Mar 21, 2019

Apollo11capcom said:
Seriously though, whenever i see someone post about registering their drone it always makes me think you're registering yourself as a drone owner, you're not registering your drone. If you were, each drone would have a unique identification number instead of you having the number that you put on each of your drones.

Just a thought, idk.

Each of my drones carry a different identification number. They are registered under Part 107.

Ansia · Mar 21, 2019

mavicn00b said:
I paid $5 and got some weird "FA" number (I thoughb it was an "N" number?) that I will have to remember to write on my Drone if I visit the US and want to fly the drone. I'll probably just use a label maker or some painters tape and a sharpie - yeah I'm cheap

I'll also have it on my phone if I need to refer to it. Why are people paying money to print the certificate when you could just show it on your device? Seems unnecessary.

N is used for a specific aircraft. Drones start with FA. In the US, each drone has to be labeled and had to be viewed from the exterior of the AC.

Apollo11capcom · Mar 21, 2019

Agustine said:
If in the USA and if you are a Part 107 pilot you need to register each of your UAV's. If you are just a Recreational pilot you are registering yourself not the UAV. Here in Canada it makes no difference, you pay for each UAV as if it was a real airplane.

Im not 107, just a hobbyist, I didn't know it changed with part 107, makes sense though.

So if you have to pay to register a drone the same as an airplane in Canada, what kind of fees are you talking? When I think about registering a plane, doesn't seem like it would be cheap.

Jagerbomb52 · Mar 21, 2019

Same as the US, $5 bucks for each one. Just another money grab.

mavicn00b · Mar 21, 2019

Agustine said:
Same as the US, $5 bucks for each one. Just another money grab.

For a commercial operator I guess they think you can afford it.

Ansia · Mar 21, 2019

mavicn00b said:
For a commercial operator I guess they think you can afford it.

$5 per drone isn't a pocket hole maker. You have to pay more for the car's annual registration and bike people get right of mother trucking way....

xspwhite · Mar 22, 2019

Ansia said:
$5 per drone isn't a pocket hole maker. You have to pay more for the car's annual registration and bike people get right of mother trucking way....

I didn't realize Puerto Rico is actually part of the United States; so basically you guys deal with the FFA laws the same as here?