If you own and/or operate a sUAS in the United States,
the rules are about to change.

Over the next month, the government will announce a new program to register drones in the United States.
The Department of Transportation is taking the first steps, by announcing the formation of a task force to create a registration process. Registration could begin as soon as the holiday season, DOT officials said Monday at a Washington news conference.
Currently, all airplanes, helicopters and other large aircraft are required to register with the FAA. This initiative essentially would extend that requirement to drones.
The DOT stated, “The task force will be made up of 25 to 30 diverse representatives from the drone manufacturers and manned aviation industries, the federal government, and other stakeholders”.
Unmanned aircraft systems are restricted to fly within five miles of an airport without notifying the airport operator and control tower and are restricted to 400 feet max.
The FAA is currently writing new rules for small drone operators, to be implemented in 2016. In the meantime, the FAA has issued more than 1,000 temporary exemptions to individual drone operators. Aviation groups are urging officials to complete these rules, as the FAA did not meet its deadline last month.

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