The new [FAA drone registration] rules come on the heels of a report by Bard College citing 240 close-calls between drones and airplanes nationwide. That includes nearly 90 incidents in the tri-state area. The FAA warns that failure to comply could cost you up to $27,500 in fines, or up to three years in jail.
“I expect that early on the FAA will not seek draconian penalties on people, but will use it more as a PR measure to try and educate, but to the extent that these regulations are in place it will allow them to go after folks with more tools in their arsenal,” McCarter & English partner Scott Christie said.