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Originally Posted by Goldwingnut
This has been a funny thread!
Remote ID is required but there are at least 3 problems:
1) there's no way to enforce it - no requirement to and no manpower or money to
2) most newer aircraft now have it built in but older drones require an add on module that can cost between $30 and $200 or more, and availability of these has been cyclic and scares. Over half my drones don't have it and require a module to legally fly and I can't use just one and share it, the FAA requires each to have their own serialized module.
3) most drone pilots don't like the system because it can make their location information known to the public making them vulnerable to confrontations, attack, and thefts. Few have issues with law enforcement or the FAA having this information, but the general public is a real show stopper for most and have resulting in many ignoring the requirement for their own safety.
And of course, the biggie on the whole remote ID issue – it basically doesn’t work and when it does it works poorly. It was a nice idea but was rushed and poorly implemented. It was rushed and is generally a total waste of time and money.
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Every cop in America is authorized by the FAA to enforce the FAA rules concerning illegal operation of drones, so the "personnel" issue is silly. It's the entire reason "RemoteID" uses bluetooth to transmit the owner's FAA registration number.
However, since hobbyist drones aren't capable of operating at the altitudes in question, and don't use navigation lights, the only reason Remote ID is relevant is that it indicates how ridiculously simple it is to separate the legal aircraft from the illegal drones -- regardless of what Mayorkas claimed. The fact is, anyone can download an FAA-supported app intended for private pilots, that displays all the legal aircraft in the area, along with any drones, on a map. Any lights you see in the sky that are not on that map represent illegally operating aircraft.
The only question that remains is why our government refuses to do anything about them. The government lies about their inability to enforce their own airspace laws are so absurd that it almost represents proof that they're in on it somehow. And that's the scariest part of this entire episode.