The FAA comes-clean on how RID will work (it's bad news) 

Here's a worst case situation: You fly your drone at a local park (with ID) from 7:00 to 7:15, then go home. At 7:20 a non ID drone fly's at the same park and scares Mom and her new baby. Who are the police going to hold accountible ? You! Because you were the only one in the database aound that time.

So upsetting and ridiculous! Been in this wonderful hobby for over 30 years, and now it has more regulation than flying an ultralight, which has far more safety and security risk in my opinion. Thanks for fighting the fight with us xjet.

I can not send up my little drone without a spotter, but the FAA can fill the skies with drones and fly over anyone, anywhere they want. Talk about the "do what I say, not what I do" thing...... The new FAA slogan should be " The FAA, we spend millions to save hundreds".

• In the "friendly" Danny might be tased, tackled, and beat (light to medium severity). THEN they'd figure out the federal charges, probably at least domestic terrorism. Whatever might "stick". Much later at the trial, his lawyer will bring up how Danny was following the law, and only if law enforcement had used the system in place they would have known Danny was operating under the law. • Now, hear this tragic tale: A local group is using drones to distribute illegal drugs. Being inconsiderate criminals it turns out that not only are the drones they use unregistered but also do not have Remote-ID modules. The criminals delivered some drugs to one particular property via drone. Witnesses saw a drone come over the property and drop something. Other witnesses said they saw someone operating a drone nearby. Coincidentally on that same day a father was operating his camera drone in the adjacent park. He was getting footage of his kid kicking a soccer ball around as that is their latest passion. He being a law-abiding citizen has registered his drone, AND it send's out Remote-ID data. Two weeks later during the investigation a detective does a "historical search" in the new government drone database. He's happy he finally gets a "hit", finds that this time they have data of a person operating a drone near the property that day. "Finally a break in the case!" the detective thinks to himself. With the eyewitness testimony, the drone data, and the evidence of the previous crimes in hand, the detective is able to secure a "no knock" warrant to the house considering there are known "armed and dangerous" drug dealers involved and it's a "high risk" situation. The next Wednesday night when the family is fast asleep, they hear their front door being smashed in, the wife screams, the children are wailing. This dad being a staunch 2nd amendment supporter, grabs his weapon and goes to confront the home invader(s) (as is his right). Running through his adrenaline clouded head is that he's going to "END THIS THREAT". He pop's out of his bedroom door, weapon raised, and before he can even process and react he hears "GUN!" and almost immediately hears gunshots. As he's passing out, amid the shouts of "DROP THE GUN" and "IS THERE ANYONE ELSE?!", as his crumpled frame is manhandled and handcuffed, he hears the unmistakable pained screams of his children. He drifts off so confused, scared and in pain, still not understanding what's going on and who these intruders are. Directly behind the wall he was just standing in front of, his children were cowering under their blankets in their bunk bed . You see, drywall is a poor shield for bullets on a good day. To the high-velocity rounds fired from the rifles the officers used, the wall may as well not have been there at all. Years later at the civil trial, his Widow gets a settlement from the city. Turns out the bodycam footage confirmed the wife's testimony (disproving the involved officer's testimony) that the S.W.A.T. and Drug Task Force team that entered the home did NOT identify themselves. In their hyped-up state where they were "sure" they were entering a "drug house" that was pat of a local "drug ring". They simply forgot to identify themselves in that high-stress situation. The money is "good" even though much of it goes to the lawyer. It allows her to buy a house so she (and the surviving child) have their own home again. She find little solace in the payout as it doesn't bring her family back. Unfortunately she had lost the previous house to the bank. There was only one income and the husband's life insurance did not pay out until she sued them (which took some time). They held out as there was "some question" as to the "guilt" of the dad and they thought they would not have to pay out. Fortunately she had family they were staying with, she couldn't even imagine (and didn't dare to) what would happen if she didn't have that safety net. Don't think something like this can't happen because it happens already. Now there will be a new way innocent people can be swept up in this crap.

Non compliance. Not playing the game is the only winning move.

"If you stick to the rules you've nothing to worry about" Will be the response from the public and the regulators will just press ahead doing whatever they want with the backing of said public.

Hey Bruce! A bit of info about it. This is filmed in my home town of Rome NY. Griffiss is a now Defunct Air Force Base that is in a Federal Drone Corridor! They do all sorts of drone research there in conjunction with Syracuse Hancock field AFB with military drones!

Maybe surveillance was never mentioned, but it is always safe to assume that the government will perform "nefarious" operations.

Good on ya Bruce getting more views than the original. I think you are exactly on point with your views.

Remote ID won’t prevent a nefarious from doing nefarious stuff, so what is behind that???

Thx for bringing this to the forefront. I agree with you that the sub-250 class will face changes because agencies, inspectors, government paper pushers are not hobbyists and do not understand it at all. Control and power are all we are getting in the USA. Information is power and so why not collect it. Maybe there will be a day you need some extra info on "that UAV Lawbreaker!"

The large munitions plant was surrounded by businesses and houses. Strange for a US Munitions plant is in such an urban area, which doesn't exist for the dangers involved with munitions. Same with most Military installations, are not that close to the public.

March 2022, I loaded a 24-foot box truck with my 20 plus years of collection and took to the Perry Ga annual RC show. I'm tired of the government, the bickering at the club, the neighbors complaining about the noise from the planes that is literally on the side of a major interstate highway, not a quiet environment and came back with an empty truck. I and haven't looked back.

It's not just about safety and security. It's about clearing the skies for commercial Amazon and Walmart drones.

Bruce, I think there should be an investigation to see what is in the water cooler and coffee pots at the FAA .

The biggest issue is- employees (FAA) telling their employers (taxpayers) what to do.

September 16th needs to be a national drone holiday!! EVERYONE GO OUT AND FLY!!!

When I first discovered drones (around 2010) I used them for years for photogrpahy for my own real estate listings. Then I learned I needed a license to do what I had already been doing. I looked into obtaining the license and it's basically a real pilots license for flying real airplanes that carry people and there are real licensing fees and they must be renewed often. After just a few years of these licensing fees, the fees cost more than my drone. So now I no longer fly. They took something I enjoyed doing, did safely and turned it into too much hassle to make it worthwhile.

I saw this coming years ago and bailed out of hobbyist drone operation. The government will regulate, tax, arrest and prosecute for doing anything and everything, this is just the next step toward that. Hobbyist drone flying will be exterminated by the government as quickly as possible. I'm surprised it's taken them this long.

You are a voice of reason concerning this number one threat to America we ignorantly we’re unaware of!

FBI is going to be really happy spending lots of time checking drone operator information for local police. Also not mentioned, but noted that FAA video said the model drone flyer did not have some form of authorization to fly over people. I never saw anything about that when I applied for a cert.

I love the way they are specifically mentioning my area. Also the radford arsenal IS a no fly zone here.

The sad part about all of this is the war in Ukraine has shown that a large commercial drone is an excellent improvised weapons platform. The bones of this I saw back in the day when I sold some of the first digital cameras that had built in GPS tagging, I joked about the camera stating, "you are not authorised to take a picture in this area." The next obvious stage will be remote shutdown, the drone will not fly without authorisation.

I laughed way too hard at that scenario they drew out with the kid flying his drone at the game. That is one of the most ridiculous scenarios I've ever heard. Wrong drone for the job, the Sheriff shows up, the FBI shows up, there's an unrelated medical emergency that requires someone to airlift a splint *Something readily available in any ambulance) from an INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT?! This is an FAA wet dream. Shit boys, we've trained our whole lives for this moment!

limited publicly avaliable information, the app is showing the operators phone number WTF I also looked at the FAA video, the FAA will know sex, weight, height, marital status even eye colour, it also has home address, make mode and serial number of the drone etc. its insane the next thing they will want to know is what you had for breakfast, thank fuck i live in ireland as i will never follow these stupid rules and no one really gives a shit if your flying a toy around

"The truth can stand up in the light of day and those that oppose the truth are always doing something stupid and overreaching " -Richie Bricker

I find a few problems here… first the comparison to a license plate on a car… you made some very good points in relation to that but also while cars are required to have a tag on public roads it doesn’t broadcast the tag number, nor a vehicles location. I also agree this seems to be a very over the top video.

Question: So, when I’m at home and turn on my drone to update firmware or download pic and vids to my home computer, or to download maps, etc., now anyone with the app knows where my house is. Is that correct? FAA is now in my bedroom where I store my drones and charge batteries and pre-load or off-load data exchanges. That is more scary to me than me being spotted in a public park. Good video. Thanks for taking time to out this together. The FAA video is so cheesy. Invokes mistrust in my opinion.

Imagine being a bad guy and thinking “god dang it. I have to buy this drone or gun legally and register it with the government before I commit my crime”

Thanks for highlighting this joke video. How on earth did anyone get clearance to produce such a load of s***.

I quit the hobby a year ago. I did this to fly and be free. Now it's more of a stress than being at work.

Thank you for this detailed analysis. It seems we were indeed lied to about Remote ID. It is poorly conceived and doomed to failure in my opinion. The fact that any Karen out there can find your location an come harass you when you are flying your drone is unacceptable.

😢such a shame. Lies, after lies. I live 10 miles from town. My 4s pack gets me 5 min of flying. Couldn’t get there to blow up or even hit something. Of course I would of lost video and rx connection first anyway. But, I don’t think the cops would travel that far up a mountain to find me. Hopefully, my sparse and few neighbors would not call them on me seeing I’ve been zipping around my property for 4 years BEFORE any of this nonsense! What to do…..? And botgrinder just bought land for an fpv park. Which I’m not sure where but his distance from Philadelphia 4 hrs., Pittsburgh 2.5 hrs. Puts it in my area. Thought that was going to be awesome. Now, unfortunately unwanted attention to my area. Could be a problem. If it can even happen with these ridiculous rid laws. Thousands of dollars invested in a great hobby. A safe hobby. Very very upset. I was in DC for the FAA rally. I knew then they were going to do whatever they wanted. No risk assessment?!?!? wtf

Also, shouldn't the pizza drone and the hospital splint drone have spotters? If they don't then why the hell should I? Why does my little tinywhoop need to transmit 'not nefarious' at all time, but not every person on the street? I see a (supicious) person walking around I want to point my app at them and know they're transmitting and therefore safe otherwise I'm calling the cops. The people dreaming up this crap are sick in the head

NO "REMOTE-ID"! Our hobby is in DANGER of being basically shut down! Our model airplanes are no danger to the public and never has been! .Ask your Representative in Congress to show you any statistics with anyone of the Public hurt by our hobby aircraft. I am 82 years old and been flying model aircraft for over 70 years and never seen a report of a member of the public injured! SAVE OUR HOBBY! "NO REMOTE-ID"!

The License plate argument has long been BS in my mind. License plates dont have the tech to be able to report to a database that records when you leave your driveway every day, and where you went with real time time stamps. THis system can absolutely be stored in databases that will be used to prosecute.

Bruce, we love you and all but I don't think you understand how bad it has gotten here. Model aviation is just a tiny part of what is going on. It's so bad that pretty much all law enforcement thinks they can dress you down for ID any time any place even though this is actually addressed in our constitution!

They said it right at the end of scenario 4 to begin to integrate beyond line of sight! They just want us out of the airspace.

KARENS won’t care if a drone is there legally, all they will care about is that it’s there, and they don’t like it.

My Mini 3 Pro is just under 249g. Add an RID it's likely over that, and into the new bracket. :( Perhaps committing crime is a better option than flying a drone if you want the authorities to leave you alone.

No remote id for Me thanks anyway your the man for putting the truth our there keep it up

Did China's balloons have RID when they flew across the whole country? They didn't seem to get into trouble for doing that.

My thoughts. Scenario! A Mission is built up in Mission planner, I don't need remote control or telemetry. I don't need FPV. Max height is just above the tree line. I have set the path so that it limits observation, flying behind buildings, small hills. If my activity is so nefarious the UAV is disposable, cost is no objective! I don't need to return to launch (RTL). I did not fit the ID device or transponder or paint it orange or have a flag trailing or have a flare discharging. It's seen by Karen, a non gender specific person who has nothing better to do! Panicked, Karen searches for her mobile phone and with the dexterity of a seasoned busy body opens the UAV identifying app. My UAV is now well out of range or flying low behind RF scattering objects that Karen's phone shows nothing. Karen phones the local authorities, waits while they devour their last doughnut and a mouthful of Starbucks something damp! The UAV has now flown one mile, (one point six Kilometres for those who live outside of the USA) from the launch site. The mission's conclusion is to drop hot-dog, with mustard and ketchup on the security guard at the local toilet paper factory! Who, with nefarious intent is going to register, fit any identifying device, mark or broadcast media on their UAV. Once a mission is set, apart from jamming the GPS frequency, nothing is going to be deployed, unless it's a really serious target that will be able to shoot down a relatively small UAV. If terrain following systems are used, and It's getting very reliable with MP, then even GPS jamming is not going to work. My conclusion is that only law abiding UAV pilots will fit a device in compliance with the regulations. Even when such devices add to the complexity of the UAV and so add an extra risk of causing a malfunction, add extra weight causing more potential impetus and seriously infringe on their personal rights and safety. No one, intent on nefarious activities is going to comply with any regulations. Any such activity is going to be concluded by the time the authorities have reacted. No matter what surveillance systems are deployed, regulation will not stop the VERY LOW antisocial, dangerous or terrorist use of UAV devices. And what’s to stop a UAV purporting to be a pizza delivery from carrying a far more illicit or dangerous cargo!

Their video was so absolutely awful. it was like a train wreck i colud not turn it off. Bruce good on ya for all the work you do for our hobby.

Excellently calling out the douchbaggery

Thanks again for your video !!

This video the FFA made is a comedy🎉😂

Government paranoia at its worst. Just thankful I live in Canada and not have to go through al that BS. 🇨🇦

I'm wondering if all the FAA data being collected will eventually lead to a version of flightradar24 that provides real time, nationwide drone tracking, and operator location? So just type a name, or id in the search box and....

I grew up with pilots: both my grandfather and uncle. Safety was very important. But this isn't about safety for the population...it's about keeping the government safe from We The People.

Remember when nitrocellulose used to be in quite a lot of stuff, and acetone with dissolved table-tennis was a great homemade glue? Just print the drone body out of it, and if needed, send a "disintegrate" command and POOF - No More Anything!

That girl looks drugged up to me…… 😆😆😆

the general public won't know about any remote id. I didn't even know this was a thing for drones. most people don't even know some drones require a pilots license. this is just the FAA ryig to find new ways to build their budget and remain relevant.

EVERY single drone owner should refuse to fit RID..... I never will, and should a commercial drone ever come over my property, there is a good chance it will go no further.

In California if we have a vehicle that is going to be off the road we have to register it for non operation which gives us a registration sticker for our vehicle’s license plate. So as far as I know if we are not going to be using our vehicle it still needs to have plates and registration.

It is amazing that [people] the government actually believe "terrorists, criminals and bad actors" will comply with the rules! These regulations affect and restrict law-abiding citizens!

You will own nothing and have nothing and be happy. ( OR ELSE)

Pretty scary Bruce!

Great video Bruce!

5:20 high power radio transmissions interfere with cellular towers that have to pay for licensing as the signal can cover several square miles... signal error, hovers statically till the batteries go flat.

I will not comply but I understand and respect the people that will. If the day come that I get locked up for just flying my drone I will go to jail with my head held high

Don't put RID on your rig and then fly out of compliance or sneak around it. That's how your gonna find trouble. The best option is to not comply and ignore RID altogether.

Evertime we give in to what the Gov wants the more and more they’ll create more rules and stuff.

Right now we are working on overreach by the SEC and EPA, be assured the FAA is on our list.

THANK YOU for canceling out the crappy music! It was distracting from the actual topic.

The overreach of the administrative state is in overdrive. The sheeple allow this through their ignorance and complacency.

Hey there is 680000 cars driving without car insurance in France. No one seems to care . So why get the remote Id for your toy !!

I've been flying RC for over 30 years now. I was expecting to retire and fly my aircraft all day long. This is going to prevent me from enjoying my retirement. In my lifetime, I've seen our government change from representing the population to ruling it. Corporate entities have bought and sold our leaders so many times, the legitimacy of our lawmakers and courts has been damaged to the point of no return. ...And so now they are after our hobbies... FAA: We're concerned with your safety. Jeff Besos: Thanks for taking those toys out of my skies. Here's a little $ for you and the kids... If the state of Alabama can ignore a ruling from the Supreme court, I think we should all jump on that bandwagon. If everyone ignored the FAA in protest, we might get somewhere.

The private property thing is unconstitutional taking without just compensation. Surely for altitudes below treetop level, and probably below the level where antennas require FAA notice, and really below any altitude where other drones/aircraft would be considered trespassing or otherwise in violation. Surely a drone operated below such an altitude on private property is private, same as a golf ball.

what you say is a better option for the sub 250g drone than the alternative... its going to be like the little boy that cried wolf and when we get desensitized and no police show up then someone with malicious actions will do something horrible and either no one will contact the authorizes or they wont show up.

Dutchsinse and ye ought chat! 😮🎉😊 unrelated random query: could gps'd drone photos be networked/crowd stitched to observe/measure crustal changes deformations/plate/intraplate motions? Thank you!

The very idea that this system could not be 'hacked' by bad actors is laughable.

I’m not putting on goggles, broadcasting my location and then getting shot in the back of the head in an ambush theft. The FAA can go to hell. Not broadcasting my hobby free-time.

Law enforcement and gov don’t need remote id for security, they have more than enough to take care of drones

This sounds like the movie Minority Report. Every drone pilot is a potential criminal. Did you notice that all the "authorized" flights were under Part 107. What about all of us non-commercial flyers.

I'm not complying, either. The FAA can pound sand. One could argue it is a violation of the first amendment freedom of press.

What if I put a helium balloon on my soccer mom sized drone to reduce the perceived scale weight to the same as a feather. Can I fly that unregistered and without remote ID? Report it all you want, it's legal even though it's the size of a house with that air bag inflated above it.

This all just serves to make the public more fearful of drones. Im currently unemployed and where i live in Cape town South Africa i cant afford to fly at the club and because of the no fly areas so close it means the last time i flew my glider and drone was in december when i was on my friends farm in the karoo. Flying keeps my mind in check as im sure it does for others so this crap is not helping my state of mind...i just sit in doors with all my toys without beint able to fly. Ive been unemployed for 2yrs now...just cant find work.

No other aircraft get this sort of treatment. Flight flight aircraft can not force other aircraft out of the sky. Its all so insane.

The hobbyist era was a proof on concept of the ability of drones. They want to commercialize drone use now and the skies will be full of commercial drones..

the flying pizza ag 17:15 explains the whole thing in a nutshell: commerce wants this last slice of remaining airspace to itself, and the government will be The Enforcer.

“The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants, and it provides the further advantage of giving the servants of tyranny a good conscience.” ― Albert Camus

I will not be complying with remote id, the time to take a stand is now.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety, deserve neither and will inevitably loose both

They're just trying to make it so onerous to fly that drones don't become common. They are threatened by civilian drones in the same way that they are threatened by civilian arms. That's why they are overreacting so hysterically.

its not just private drone use, its every aspect of life!

Bruce, it's amazing to me that the FAA has a literal hard on for our hobby, yet in the past month we have had almost a dozen GA crashes so far this month with almost as many fatalities! But the focus is on our fixed wing and rotary rc toys! Incredible but we are falling into the abyss of totalitarianism in the former USA! Thanks for your video highlighting this hypocrisy!

It's not about safety, it's about total control. «1984» is coming.

FAA, makes tons of Solutions to problems that never and will never exist.

I will not be complying with RemoteID. As for ACCOUNTABILITY... How about the Government subject istelf to accountability first. RID is a flawed idea and will fail to realize any of their purported "benefits". I choose dangerous liberty over safety in servitude. They serve us, not the other way around.

I think the biggest reason why they want all the Karen‘s to get the app is because they will be the vehicle by which they will have a receiver within 1 mile of the drone to collect and retransmit drone data to this database. So Karen’s will be used by the FAA to be their mobile receivers.

Right like a criminal is going to put RID in their RC aircraft. Or They can even use a fake RID.

My biggest worry is theft. Bandos and bridges aren’t really safe areas. A drone broadcasting the pilot’s location is about as close you can get to yelling aloud “I have drastically reduced situational awareness and I’m surrounded by thousands of dollars of technology!”

i havent flown in over 3 years, i was reported flying around my own land during the virus that should not be named. i was flying a 240g but because i had a 450 class 3d capable quad on the wall in my conservatory i was almost fined. it wasent even capable of flying.... this is getting nuts

But you can launch an unregistered sub orbital amateur rocket anywhere in US airspace that is not restricted airspace as long as it’s under 6 pounds and remain suborbital. Seems a little more dangerous, right? Go figure.

The government's power is and always has been limited by the will of the people to be governed. Just look at the estimated compliance rate of the pistol brace ban. The further the government oversteps, the less relevant they make themselves.

You really did hold back the bad part in your video. They are planning-and not just planning, but developing-traffic management to control ALL UAS Flight! If anyone gets more than 90 seconds into their video without realizing that, they aren’t paying attention to it!

how can the FBI agent know that Danny flies at that park all the time? How can he know how much Danny flies anywhere? Wasn't the RID info not going to be stored? Uh oh

Ron, of course the Police, Sheriff, FBI and FAA are going to be monitoring softball games. Standard softballs weigh between 164.002g and 198.45g. But if they have been exposed to high humidity they could exceed 249g and need to have RID fitted before they are thrown or struck with a bat!

There’s a generally dystopian future for any activity these days. They’ll all be at some bureaucrat’s discretion or proscribed entirely. Things like farming, travel, buying groceries, enjoying the outdoors, motorcycles……..