In 2023, you won’t be able to fly most drones in the US without broadcasting your location

In 2023, you won’t be able to fly most drones in the US without broadcasting your location
By Sean Hollister

Photo: Sean O’Kane / The Verge

If you intend to fly a drone in the US, you’re going to want to pay attention: the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) just issued the single biggest set of changes to US drone law since the agency first took an interest in the technology. With the proper license, you’ll soon be able to fly at night and over people. But the biggest change is this: in 2023, it may be illegal for you to fly some drones at all unless you retrofit them with their own broadcasting equipment.

In 2022, the US government will require every new mass-produced drone weighing over 0.55 pounds (0.25kg) to broadcast your location — and I do mean your location, not just the location of your drone. You’ll also be broadcasting an identification number that law...

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December 29, 2020 at 03:15AM
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