That is what I thought. So I can use the Serial # to make it work, but it would not “be compliant“ for US RemoteID use. while I recently ordered an uAvionix
PingRID 21 Gram RemoteID drone add-on. (Currently, on back order from a month ago), using my serial # is now a possibility to enable my Anafi’s
Wifi Beacon, also known as SSID stuffing, to broadcast
- 30-character FR identifier
- ANSI CTA 2063 UAS identifier (physical serial number - PSN)
- Current aircraft latitude (signed)
- Current aircraft longitude (signed)
- Current aircraft altitude (signed)
- Current aircraft height (signed)
- Take-off point latitude (signed)
- Take-off point longitude (signed)
- Horizontal speed
- True route
At this August 2023 FAA UAS Symposium, I learned
- RemoteID is not, nor will it be used for air traffic deconfliction or integration into the US National Air Space system.
- RemoteID is all about “security“ For local law enforcement and security counter-UAS teams to identify and track down the owners of small-UAS drones operating in unauthorized areas. (The equivalent of virtual drone license plate)
- FAA will provide vetted counter drone vendors API access to its RemoteID registry database to enable them to lookup the owners of their identified UAS RemoteID beacon #s
- Govt & LE severely restricted by law from shooting down drones. They can only track and seek out the drone operator. An electronic privacy coalition is actively lobbying to limit its reauthorization (
EPIC, Coalition Call on Congress to Address Overbroad Authorities in Counter-Drone Bill)
At follow-on IDGA Counter-UAS conference, I came across a # of well established small UAS tracking firms. They can readily track and identify small drones so solely by their electromagnetic signatures. RemoteID simply makes it easier for them. One vendor did mention Anafi’s very low EM signature Limited the range that their system could detect the drone.
BL - yes I can use my Anafi’s serial #, no it does not make it US RemoteID compliant, and it does not matter, since Counter-UAS systems don’t really need RemoteID to ID my flying drone, only to ID me as its owner.