It really is an educational hobby. I started it at age 16 less than two years ago. Since then, I've learned CFD analyses and fluid dynamics, mastered CAD modeling, 3d printing, electronics, programming, soldering, laminating composites, and I even built my own CNC foam cutter at home. I can confidently say that I have not endangered anybody or their property, although I occasionally fly long-range missions with these 2m wingspan 3kg aircraft of mine. If this FAA remote ID BS comes here to Europe to my country, I will proudly be in non-compliance. The police can take away my equipment and drag me to jail, but I will sure as hell keep doing it. Thanks to this hobby, I am going to the army of Finland as a UAV operator, and am planning to become an aerospace engineer. Remote ID is going to kill the whole hobby and ruin it for everyone.

The sad thing about remote ID and other rules to control our hobby is how complicite our national and local organisations have been in allowing this to happen. Don't comply, ignore all these rules and carry on as before. It's all about control -- of us. I have been flying models for 70+ years and I intend to continue

Mam,you are 100% correct.Pilot shortages are getting worse everyday.We noticed it during our 4th of July holiday.I fly a foam fixed wing model airplane and I have no intentions of complying.The only thing I did was take my TRUST test and get my certificate.But no aircraft registration or remote ID in my models.thank you and heap up the good work.

As an American, I agree with you 100%. We're tired of numerous over-reaches in many areas. Our government is no longer serving us, rather they are trying to rule over us. Not while I can fight back in any way possible. I wish you the very best from across the ocean!

Thanks for speaking up Moira. Every voice counts and the hobby is finally finding its voice on this matter.

It was nice to see a woman chime in on this issue. We need more like you to spread the word. Thank you

Moira, First, I'm so honored to share this hobby with you Second, thank you so much for your voice. Your ability to speak on this topic on an intellectual level is exactly what we need to push back against this overreach of government regulation. 💪🔥❤️

Well said. Our hobby suffer. This summer I ran a drone program for STEM at a local high school. Due to RID the program is likely canceled next year.

So true. The FAA used to state that class G airspace up to 400’ was unregulated space for UAS vehicles. What they are trying to do is a complete about face to that rule. See Alien Drones interview with an FAA rep to get a good idea of what the government thinks of us hobbyists.

Thank you for posting this respectful and well-reasoned response to the unnecessary and unreasonable RID program. As a matter to negotiation, perhaps the FAA will reconsider the weight limits and release all hobby UAS under 1kg. This would not help everyone in the hobby, but for millions of us, it would allow us to fly without these added restrictions.

Keep your altitude under 400’ , stay away from airports and hospital heli-pads, don’t fly over groups of people , don’t fly in downtown urban areas or national parks ( 😮), and DON’T comply with RID. Just my opinion.

Drone owners did this to themselves by constantly pushing the limits and refusing to self regulate. I was a Flight Nurse on a helicopter and we constantly dealt with drones flying without regard to our airspace when we would attempt to land at scenes of accidents and they would also loiter into airport property. On 2 occasions, our pilot nearly struck drones on approach (with critical patients on board) to hospitals. He would have to make evasive maneuvers- fortunately no one inside the aircraft was hurt. And several of the other aircrews had similar experiences. In addition, we were enroute back to base and we nearly struck a drone at 800 feet! From just my experience, it seems to me that at least some drone owners are very irresponsible- in the U.S..

In Spanish, FRIA means COLD. Certainly, it will have a chilling effect on RC flying of all types.

Thank you for making this video. I truly appreciate it. We must band together to fight this over regulation.

P.S. From everything that I have read, the requirement to keep the drone within Visual Line Of Sight has been in the FAA regulations since at least 2016. For FAA regulated airspace, ANY flight that goes beyond that (yeah, long range) is in violation. Plus, the ceiling for drones is 400 feet (about 122 meters). ANY flight that goes above that is also in violation. These regulations are NOT new, they just often get ignored. We talk about airspace like it is ours to do with what we want, but it isn't. Yes, congress granted the FAA with sole authority for ALL airspace (even 1 inch off the ground in your backyard) in the USA.

Thank you for posting and showing support :)

I've been flying fixed wing RC for more than 45 years, never had a safety incident.

Very, very well said! As some one who lives and flies in Europe too, I see the absolutely the same coming as you described!! We need to act, before the individual national aviation organisations, EASA, and who ever else just only ever think about to do something similar! Thanks for fighting!

After more than 50 years of enjoying the hobby, building and flying all sorts of model aircraft, I have found it almost impossible to keep up with all the constantly changing rules and regulations, so I've decided to move on and concentrate on other interests. My late father was a WW 2 aircraft mechanic, we attended every air show we could and he got me interested with building my first 'stick and Tissue' models as a young boy.

Beautifully stated thankyou so much Moira. The FAA are indicating the reason for slow FRIA granting progress is the mandatory environmental impact studies required for these areas. This sounds like just one of the reasons it's all going to be too hard for the FAA to process any new FRIAs after the first round. Time will tell, but you can see it coming. Besides, FRIAs are not the answer. It is obvious the RID system was rushed and poorly thought out. To place the onus of traffic monitoring onto the general public, in particular, those who wish to complain about seeing a UAV creates a very negative image of both the drone camera hobby and the traditional RC community. If Congress and the FAA really want the lucrative gains from granting delivery and taxi drones our airspace, the onus should be on them to provide their own traffic monitoring network and not be 'cheap skates', relying on upset people, armed with phone apps, to provide them their traffic and law enforcement data. At the same time potentially placing UAV pilots at risk of harm. The FAA should have had to spine to go tell Congress to 'shove it' until they could come up with a sensible idea for traffic and security management.

Thank you for the spotlight on these concerns. It's interesting how regulators routinely ignore facts and history to exercise their elected power of place.

In the UK if RID gets proposed then all hobbyists should refuse to renew their yearly registration and hit the CAA in the pocket. We can afford not to fly for a year (6 months usable weather anyway) and then see them come begging for us to re-register to fund their crap unrealistic rules.

Thank you for your comments. One point I rarely hear is how wonderful FPV Quadcopters and fixed wing RC craft are for those of us confined in wheelchairs. Since taking up this hobby, I've been able to see things and "go places" I never was able to do before. As you point out, it may not be safe for me to broadcast my location when flying my dji fpv quad or my fixed wings. My aircraft already has ID markings on in in compliance with previous rules, so if I crashed finding me would not likely be an issue, but given that the quad and its battery costs around $600 and the electronics in my fixed wing craft takes so much time, effort and money, I am disinclined to take any risk of and "unplanned landing" in a spot I cannot reach in my motorized wheel chair. I am a responsible adult and neither myself not the public need government bureaucrats to monitor my behavior is such an overbroad manner. Restrict flying near airports and limit altitude ... that's reasonable. Keeping me away from stadiums and crowds may also be reasonable, but restricting my use in all airspace unless I comply with a rather costly and dubious electronic monitoring regulation is an arbitrary and capricious violation of my rights by a unelected and largely unaccountable government agency which should be focusing it resources on much more important issues than me and those like me flying our toy aircraft or sightseeing with our FPV quadrocopters.

I totally agree with you. I've been flying since I was a child. Today am 75 years old and fly both scale helicopters and 1.5m airplanes. Am a responsible RC pilot and never fly outside the rules of the AMA.

Thank you for your response and support!

Good point Moira. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you Moira for making this very important video and sharing it. The key points are very concerning, as the government is ignoring the many voices from those in a hobby that have been flying free for more than 200 years. The earliest model aircraft known was unearthed in 1898 during an Egyptian excavation dates back to 200 BC. The first wireless controlled model (radio controlled) was demonstrated in New York City in 1898. Its inventor-Nikola Tesla.

Several Federal Agencies want us RC flyers out of the air this includes DOT (FAA), DoD, and DHS. And Amazon is lobbying for this overreach.

I 99% agree with everything you said here, and the only thing i would add is that its not just so big business can collect data but also so it can free up the airspace for their drone services like drone deliveries etc. Rule of thumb always follow the money, and by increasing drone deliveries Amazon (for example) can cut a lot of human jobs and thereby increase profits by a large factor since labor accounts for the largest share of expenses.

Very well spoken. You hit on a lot of the same points I did in my video, and there are SO many more points to be made.

In Sweden a new regulation was installed a few years ago aimed at drones (and other flying objects). “Pilots” where to pass a test (on-line), pay a fee and get a certificate and then were instructed to fly in just those areas commissioned for drone flying and under certain conditions. However, hobbyists like my brother who have been an RC-pilot for, soon 60 years are also affected by these rules. Living in a remote place with neighbors miles away he isn’t according to the regulations allowed to fly his planes in that area.

I got out of the hobby when the government got involved. There are 9 words you never want to hear: I am with the government and I am here to help.

A wonderful and complete illumination of why remote ID is the wrong solution for a problem that doesn't even exist in model aviation. RC modelers poses the best safety record in aviation for as long as aviation has been a thing. Our record of safety wasn't won by government regulation, but by well meaning aviation enthusiasts, promoters, teachers, innovators, and leaders who early on developed and all along the way improved on safety guidelines and operational procedure communicated by leaders who teach by example and by publication. RC modelers are responsible individuals who pull aside folks who may be operating in a risky manor and prescribe in the Do no harm attitude for the safety of others and the responsibility of continuing the hobbies safety record as evidenced by its statistically low insurance premiums. Thank you for your truth telling!

Thank you so much for making this video. The big money interests are doing a permanent airspace grab!

Thank you Moira. They always say it's safety and security. But it always costs personal privacy. I actually thought about potential death and injury from crashes. I'm glad you set that record straight

Thank you for adding your voice in this movement against over regulation, it’s really great to have a woman’s prospective I hope you have inspired more ladies to come forward with their voices, videos and views as we all come together as a community for the future of our hobby.

Spot on, ive flown rc models on and off for over 50 years and never an injury or damage to property other than my own models. I am not about to stop just because of overregulation by corrupt govs.

Thank you for commenting on remote ID. It is a ridiculous rule that must be abolished.

Ahem. Licensed SEL IFR pilot here. SO very happy to see FAA taking responsible action. There is an inherit problem with how some RC craft are operated. The FAA exists to maintain airspace safety. This is a significant step in that direction, one I am very happy to see.

A very important video that needs algorithmic support.

The accent, plus the timbre and overall _Moira-ness_ has now brought *proper* Legitimacy and Authenticity to the Cause. I think I'm supposed to curtsy? Seriously, a great video and well read, ma'am.

Thank you for your support

Back in the 70s I caught the rc bug. Back then we built our model planes from kits.The hobby taught me an awful lot about aerodynamics, which helped me get into my seventh grade science fair. I can't tell you how proud my parents were at the time. It's a awful shame that this educational hobby is going by by!!

As long as there are rogue recreational pilots like myself that will ignore ridiculous FAA overreach while continuing to fly responsibly, RID will NEVER kill the hobby.

Thanks for sharing the word about RID.

Thank you! I have heard the same I Info a hundred times now, but I like the way that you tell it the best.😊

Just for the record, you are right. I had planned on getting into RC landscape photography and it just because such hassle I decided not to get into it after all. But in support of the FAA, if a LOT of these hobbyist would behave themselves, stop flying over people houses and trying to look into their skylights, or spy on people trying to sunbath in the nude in the privacy of their own backyards, or just make a general nuisance of themselves, I doubt the FAA would have brought the hammer down in the first place. As it usually is, its the few bad apples that ruin it for all the others.

yes, FAA is not on our side. All good points, and RID is a total joke. It's ACTUALLY DANGEROUS! We already have a pilot shortage, and now we're going to make it even harder.

I am in the uk and i will never have remote id in my aircraft, i fly fixed wing, the only solution is for every rc pilot to not comply with this over regulation.

Thank you Moira, You put the message across with excellent clarity. The fact that fixed wing models are included in the ridiculously broad scope of the RID legislation is an absolute abomination and I absolutely agree with your point that where the USA leads, others will follow. Cross-compliance in aviation law is a virtually universal inevitability. With kind regards, Rob.

Everyone needs to realize government needs to be kept in line and not trusted or the police/nanny state will continue to metastasize with more and more authoritarian regulation of everything we do.

So a couple weeks ago there was a wild fire in Scottsdale. The fire was getting dangerously close to a row of houses and was spreading quickly. The fire bombers were called out to lay retardant. They had to hold off several passes because someone decided they wanted drone footage of the fire.

Thank you for your support with this crusade against Remote ID. Yes, it will end up in Europe if nothing is done. Everyone needs to be a sounding board with this.

Very good effort, thank you

The US FAA didn't think this through. There needs to be an altitude exception - below 200 feet no remote ID should be necessary. There also needs to be a limitation on who gets to see the location of the control station. As is, the new RID regulation encourages confrontations between anti drone nuts and drone pilots. Drones under 250 grams are exempt from RID, that weight limit needs to increase to 1000 grams.

Living in the country is so nice. We fly around cows and crows and they dont care at all. Nothing will change here.

Thanks for posting. I hope this is soon abandoned by the FAA. STEM programs as you mention will suffer as well. Eventually and unfortunately some pilot will be attacked.

You're Right.. Here's a truth.., Since at a very young age Through this Hobby is how my daughter and two sons became true pilots throughout college and now pilot real full scale aircraft in military and civilian. Where's the AMA?!

It’s not only about big corporations and government being able to track our every move for marketing opportunities, it’s primarily about freeing up all urban airspace for unrestricted commercial drone (package delivery etc) operations. Big corporations and big money - we just do not matter (except for being a cash source for those big corporations - just look at how Amazon etc profited because of government mandated “lock-downs” during the Covid debacle).

To go a little deeper, with the stealth-like movement of quadcopters and the ability to film things from the air makes this mostly about control. When the fire in Lahaina burned down the town the government surrounded the area with large black fencing to not allow viewing from the outside and didn't allow Arial intrusion by drones over the area. Now there could have been many reasons for this but the cloaking of the area and secrecy seemed a bit much. Now that large companies are already involved trying to buy up the destroyed area makes it even more dark. It's the first I learned about "15 minute cities" I urge you to look up the term.

beautiful cinematography too. great video.

Short and sweet, but do nicely presented. Thank you.

My sincere thanks for making this video. One solution to this issue would be to pressure the FAA to raise the minimum weight requirement up from 250g's

unenforceable, the only people who will be punished are those who follow the regulation.

All fine and dandy until someone gets brutally assaulted or possibly murdered 😢. ALL because the media and FFA puts hobbyists at risk

Well said, great video - Thank you so much!

I am 44 and been flying 34 years, I am instructor as well as board member at my field. I will not by any means put this in any of my many aircraft. This is obsurd as I follow all laws in my hobby. You are 100% right in your video and thank you for making. I will fly for the rest of my life as my hobby is my life. Mark my words never in any of my planes!

As the State bans more and more - from 2 stroke motorcycles to ATVs - it is clear they despise our pleasures and work to take them away piecemeal

Thank you for the video. This remote ID will lead to more flyers equipment being stolen, along with attacks on pilots and their vehicles and other equipment. It is leaving the pilot open to abuse. How long before we have a death of a hobbyist not killed by his drone, but because he was flying in a safe manor following all the rules and regulations of the FAA / CAA / EASA and was tracked down by his remote ID. Educate the public before making remote ID a regulation. Will remote ID be mandatory for all aircraft ie gliders, powered para gliders, hand gliders, hot air balloons and micro lights not just our hobby.

Thanks for making this video! I feel sick to my stomach listening to it and realizing that after five years of flying every single day and loving every minute of it this can be taken away from me! And what for!!! It has become an amazing part of my life traveling all over with my drones and photographing the beauty of our planet form above. I hope and pray this will be overturned somehow.

Great, Great video! Here in Australia our equivalent of the FAA, called CASA, has produced a request for submissions from the public on HOW (NOT whether) remote ID should be introduced in Australia. We have two months finishing on 23 July 2023 to get our submissions in. As well the damaging consequences Moira has pointed out, the New Zealander Bruce Simpson (xjet on KZfaq), who has posted below, has highlighted many others. We all need to act before it is too late.

Any thought about freedom from being monitored in ANY way is moot from the moment you have ANY thought of privacy in ANY way. Why even bother to worry about an FAA rule? So long as you have a smart phone, you have already WILLINGLY given away your privacy.

Thanks for making this well done video. FRIA’s remind me of native Americans and reservations. Guess we are close to the trail of tears for our hobby.

Excellent and well spoken!

I can see the future now. An old man is in prison with murders, bank robbers, rapists, child molesters and the like. Some one asks him what he is in for. He tells them and they laugh their asses off.

I think drones are the reason the FAA has felt the need to pursue this. I don't understand the argument of being found and kit being stolen because if you are in fhe middle of a field with a plane, it's easy to work out who you are and what kit you've got so I don't see anything is going to change there. Here in the UK we have had near misses at Heathrow and Gatwick along with light aircraft reporting near misses. All these things have been drones I hasten to add, not model planes.

Thank you your key points are so true. The FAA is killing a hobby for corporate greed bottom line.

Thank you so much for your flight back video to FAA remote ID.

You think remote ID is bad, check out the regulations in Canada! You have to write an exam, register every aircraft, keep maintenance records, file a mission plan ( flight plan) for every flight, and you can’t ever fly anything over 400ft. high anywhere in the country. It’s insane!

Any private pilot can tell you what the FAA mission statement is “We are not happy until you are unhappy “

I've met 3 pilots while flying my drone, not one was bothered they loved my flying and wanted to learn more, i've met several karens and kevin's who's main job is to walk their dog. Somehow they're the ones who find it dangerous and complain. going as far as walking kilometers out of their way to find me and complain.........no one ever talks to the guy with the nikon p1000 with miles of zoom....but our 140decibel drones are spy drones🤣🤣

Just for clarification, Remote ID has been 3 years in the making. RDQ sued the FAA over Remote ID and lost. This is not really new, it is just finally going into full force. Also to clarify, the remote ID requires all drones OVER 250 grams to have the device installed. The Recreational Exemption provides for drones weighing less the 250 grams to be flown solely for fun with NO registration and NO remote ID. Also be aware that the Remote ID broadcast is short range Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. So, a person would need to be close enough to the drone to actually be able to pick up that broadcast. Do be aware that the Department of Homeland Security is working in conjunction with the FAA (the front agency). Nice video.

Direct quote from FAA website: "Note: Non-recreational drone flying include things like taking photos to help sell a property or service, roof inspections, or taking pictures of a high school football game for the school's website. Goodwill can also be considered non-recreational. This would include things like volunteering to use your drone to survey coastlines on behalf of a non-profit organization." ALSO: "Congress created the Exception for Limited Recreational Operations of Unmanned Aircraft to allow those flying drones purely for fun or personal enjoyment to operate without complying with Part 107. People flying under this Exception are required to comply will all rules for recreational flyers." There are many other clarifications from the FAA which include a homeowner checking his gutters (even with a toy) as that is a benefit to him. This has also been explained by folks facing fines and reiterating to the public that recreational flying is "JUST FOR FUN" and everything else is Part 107.

Whenever they say "for your safety", it means "for our control"

If you think this is going to kill the hobby you have no idea what's coming down the pipeline. On the radio on the way home from work today there was some twerp from Newcastle University going on about e-bikes and the batteries, and was demanding that online purchases of lithium batteries be banned in the UK due to some idiots making home made e-bikes and burning their houses down because they bought cheap junk. Imagine the impact of such a ban on this hobby if it were to ever happen.

Thanks and NO we will NOT stand for this!!!!!! The government needs to STAY OUT OF OUR BUSINESS when it comes to our right to enjoy unregulated hobby that poses no threat to anyone other than THEM. They CANNOT Be allowed to do this to our Hobby. LET"S FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When you state that no lives have been lost due to private drones, a few weeks ago in California, wildfire suppression operations by air tankers ( DC10 and helicopters ) had to be suspended due to private drones operating at the altitude used by the tankers. U.S. Forest Service use drones to spot developing fires and hotspots, but needs the low level airspace to spread the fire retardant. Probably why the law was created. Always a few people to spoil it for others. Would be nice to come up with another solution.

I flew little RC planes as a kid in the 1980s. We had an RC field out near a lake (still exists). Now they have the new peanut sized electric RC planes...like little Piper Cubs the size of a shoe box, and you fly them in a large backyard. I suppose they want to track those too?? This is insane. What about all the geese, hawks and vultures that fly around where I live...are they going to require them to register with the FAA and carry transponders? I'll be semi-retiring in 10 years, and I was hoping to pick up my old hobby again. My wife is from Mexico, and RC flying & scale models are big where she grew up. Sooo, looks like we'll end up living down there. So far, you can still launch bottle rockets down there on Mexican Independence Day (or any day) without getting a visit from the cops. So, I think RC flying will be safe for awhile.

Great video. Thank you. ❤ - RID sucks !!! No pilot position broadcast ! Change this, FAA!

Way more people have been hit by flying baseballs and golf balls! I propose that from this day forward, all balls that "fly," shall be equipped with RID!!

As a private pilot and former RC pilot I understand how having some kind of transponder on a commercial multicopter could make the air safer for manned aircraft, but to mandate I put a module that broadcasts to everyone who I am and where I am on my little 1 pound foam airplane is ridiculous.

I'm a model flyer that also works for an airline and flies microlights. I'm all for safety but these measures go way too far. An altitude restriction of say 400 ft and no fly zones around airports for models is really all that's needed IMHO.

I've been flying RC airplanes in the US for about 12 years. The RID regulation is going make the hobby more complicated, more expensive, and of course far less private. Or more simply put: Less accessible. It's also a troubling limitation of our personal rights. On every occasion that my flying buddy and have flown our planes in public spaces when others have been nearby, people have almost always responded favorably, and sometimes enthusiastically. Occasionally an individual adult will be indifferent, but far more often we've received positive comments, occasional shouts of appreciation, and even a few rounds of applause. It's good for the community, and parents will bring their kids up to see the planes and learn more about the hobby. This type of activity is an excellent alternative to sitting at a computer or just staring at smartphones. Freedom to enjoy our local airspace should not be sacrificed to enable fast food delivery by air. I do think the regulations are targeted more at newer types of aircraft like multirotors and FPV planes. These types of "drones" can be flown well beyond line of sight, so it could probably be argued that there is more potential to abuse the airspace, and it is difficult to locate pilots who don't fly responsibly when they are miles away. They also typically already have two way communication and location electronics, so the burden of RID compliance is less. We line-of-sight (LOS) pilots fly our planes relatively close to where we stand. It is easy for authorities to locate us, and it's safe to assume that our aircraft is within a relatively small "bubble" of airspace. And unlike camera drones that often hover and fly predictably, RC airplanes fly much more randomly, so requiring LOS pilots to provide real-time location information of the aircraft is as pointless as it is burdensome. It should be enough to provide our location and assume a flying radius of something like 200m. Many of us have a large number of airplanes because the flight characteristics vary tremendously and the individual airplanes are far less expensive than camera drones like those from DJI. Adding RID electronics to all of my planes will cost thousands of dollars because most of my planes are relatively small, yet still heavier than the ridiculous 250g limit. There is *very* limited accessible space inside many RC airplanes, so a removable device that can be used in large number of aircraft is not realistic, which means repeated RID device purchases and custom installation in various aircraft. At the very least the rules need to be updated to match the practical realities of the hobby. Most LOS pilots fly large aircraft at official flying fields and therefore don't need RID. Smaller planes are flown in a smaller airspace and therefore need location of the pilot only since the delayed "real-time" location of a randomly moving aircraft is not useful. And finally, the RID weight limit for LOS flying should be increased. Many have suggested 2kg, but even 1kg would be a huge improvement since the weight/space/cost burdens generally becomes less significant as the planes get larger.

Well said, and you are correct, RID regulation has already started spreading across the world. 😢

All migratory birds will need to apply for a remote ID with a photo ID which must be renewed every year. Can't have those pesky flying dinosaurs coming in and out when they please without somehow making them pay. Unlike drones, they frequently cause fatalities.

I used to love flying my drone it helped with my depression. It gave me something to do but once they started talking about remote ID I’m thinking about selling all my drones, and just getting out of the hobby altogether. Thank you FAA for ruining my new hobby that I was just starting to like.

Thank you

Thank you!!!

Part 1: According to my past and current research, the ADS-B transponder which is used on most, but not all, manned aircraft has a “clear” range of about 250 nautical miles and transmits on frequencies 978 MHz or 1070 MHz which can be received by towers designed to receive the signals and connected to some type of air traffic management system. By contrast, the Remote ID modules transmit on either the Bluetooth (4 or 5) or WLAN both of which are short range. The Bluetooth signal has an effective range that is less than 1K and is purported to be able to reach 2K in optimal conditions. WLAN has an effective range of about 300 feet (about 100 meters) outside. Some testing shows that these numbers are likely optimal and the actual distance is less. Consequently, these two systems (ADS-B and Remote ID) are not really comparable since they have no where near the same capabilities. Part 2: In researching UAS (drone / quad) Remote ID module detection devices and apps, I have not found any app that will detect the Remote ID broadcast beyond the module’s transmission range (about 1K…2K max). From some of the testing, most of the phone apps don’t work all that well and the phone must be decently close to the quad. So how does a drone in a rural area (miles from people) get detected when there is nothing within the broadcast range to detect it? Furthermore, there is nothing to indicate that information received on a phone app or other device is sent anywhere; neither automatically or manually by the user. So, how does this RID data get to any Air Traffic Management system?

I am a currently student pilot with a PPL check ride scheduled for this month. In the past year, I have seen 2 drones at 2000 feet agl. This is a major safety concern for me. RC hobbyists are typically very safety oriented, but I think a few bad drone pilots have forced this issue to become more regulated. The solution the FAA came up with is not good. They probably should make the remote ID only activate above 400 feet. That would be more reasonable and keep the regular hobbyist from getting hassled by idiots.