Register Your Drones, Government Says

The government will require people to register their recreational drones in a national registry



Look ma, no guns.Credit: Wildnrg, CC BY-SA




The move is an attempt to prevent small, unmanned aircraft from compromising air safety, as the number of complaints about errant flyers has skyrocketed in recent months, the regulators said.
"We are certainly seeing a significant increase in reports," Michael Huerta, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), said in a press briefing. "Clearly, this is an industry that is taking off, and there is a lot of activity taking place in the national airspace system." [5 Surprising Ways Drones Could Be Used in the Future]