The new rules for drones: What you need to know

If your drone weighs more than half a pound, get ready to register it.

In a move that has garnered both support and strong criticism from people inside and outside the process, the FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Registration Task Force Aviation Rulemaking Committee (say that five times fast) revealed its final report and essentially boiled down the complex question of which drones need to be registered to weight.

Put simply, toy drones weighing less than 250 grams (8.8 ounces) get a pass and everything heavier than that (up to 55 pounds) will, if this proposal becomes an actual law, have to register with the FAA. Read more...