The FAA Issues ‘Remote ID’ Proposal For Drones

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At the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Drone Enable conference in November, DJI demonstrated a Wi-Fi-based “drone-to-phone” remote-identification system using an off-the-shelf Mavic 2 Enterprise quadcopter with a custom firmware update and commercial smartphones running a custom application.
Credit: DJI
When the FAA in late December released its long-awaited proposed rule outlining requirements for drones to transmit identifying information, it attracted applause for finally taking a regulatory step but also criticism over details of the rule’s implementation. Published on Dec. 31 in the Federal...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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