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Just posted by CASA in their newsletter: "Updates to remotely piloted aircraft rules Regulatory requirements for a sector of the booming remotely piloted aircraft industry are being eased. Commercial operators of very small remotely piloted aircraft will no longer need to obtain regulatory...

Interesting (and encouraging) that this FAA step forward is announced on the same day that CASA (Australia) announces easing of restrictions on commercial use of sub-2kg drones, starting September 2016. Watch for parallel developments in other national airspace authorities.

New Australian regulations to take effect from 29 September 2016. Sub-2kg drones will be able to be operated commercially, subject to daytime/LOS restrictions, without needing the hard-to-obtain UAV Operators Certificate (similar to FAA exemption). Good work CASA...

ianwood you are exactly right, I hope the FAA contractor has the same understanding

Thanks for the clarification GoodNuff, that is a significantly lower exposure Unless registration numbers are themselves easily predictable, like a sequential number pattern

The white Pages and Google lookup responses are valid. The problem will be the linkage between easily-accessible name/address lookup, and 'being a drone owner/flyer'. In the unlikely event (?) of some person being obsessed against drone flyers, making the registration lists publicly-accessible...

Good job Dawso202, I am with you on this, I am with our gutsy firefighters and I will never get in their way. As well, I am keeping rotor guards on my drones, I am never flying over or near people. And I am never flying anywhere near airfields or planes. No-one should ever be put at risk just so...

They will be negotiating with DJI already to have a Serial Number on future builds