The FAA Proposal for Drone Remote ID
I&#x27;m curious about how dramatically this will affect the price of drones.  I did a skim-read of the PDF but couldn&#x27;t find specifics about what size of craft&#x2F;properties of the craft this would apply to.<p>Would it apply to the little hand-held $14 thing that was used for exactly one hour on Christmas before it was destroyed?<p>Even outside of the &quot;disposable&#x2F;toy&quot; market -- Amazon has a number of $100-$200 drones that are quite capable, with video&#x2F;GPS and a lot of the features that would have been found only on $1000 drones a couple of years ago.  Adding regulation[0] greatly affects hobbiest builders.  I&#x27;m going to avoid tinkering around with things that could result in me having to explain myself to a judge.  And it affects the target market for these $100&#x2F;$200 drones.  Do I want to go through the trouble of ensuring I&#x27;m not violating a hundred-page rule just &quot;for my own entertainment&quot;?<p>I&#x27;m <i>not</i> saying the regulation isn&#x27;t needed.  Frankly, I haven&#x27;t spent time understanding the problem well enough to make that determination.  I&#x27;m just wondering how well this balances preventing a drone-related catastrophe against the harm it will cause to the overall sector.<p>[0] Especially if it&#x27;s the sort that are required to be complied with in order to be offered for sale