FAA Task Force Expected To Release Report on Small UAV Registry Process Saturday

A Federal Aviation Administration task force was expected to have released a report Saturday on how owners and operators of small drones can register their aircraft, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta announced in a blog post Friday. "Registration will instill a sense of accountability and responsibility among [unmanned aircraft systems] pilots and also will prompt them to become educated about safe flying in the national airspace system," he wrote. "For those who choose to ignore the rules and fly unsafely, registration is a tool that will assist us and our law enforcement partners in finding them." Huerta said the agency would consider the task force's recommendations and public comments as it develops an interim final rule on registration that "will likely be released next month."