Remote identification continues to gain traction

Written by Chad Budreau View from HQ Column As seen in the December 2018 issue of Model Aviation. In late September, I posted a video outlining that the U.S. Department of Defense, the FAA, and large corporations were asking for our members to remotely identify their model aircraft. I want to use this opportunity to paint a better picture about what remote identification could mean. Some have described remote identification as a license plate for cars, but instead the identification is broadcast from our models like a beacon or is transmitted to a central database. The FAA is…