Due to heightened safety concerns, the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) has mandated that drone owners display
their FAA-issued registration number on an outside surface of the
aircraft to ensure ease of identification. Prior to this
regulation, which went into effect on February 23, 2019, the owner
was required to place identification in the battery compartment of
the drone, which meant opening the drone and searching for the
battery compartment to locate the registration number.
The new FAA mandate is due to increased fear of drones injuring
members of the public and safety personnel, and the potential for
drones to conceal explosive devices. In these circumstances, it
becomes urgent to find the owner quickly in an effort to mitigate
further harm to the public.
