The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking public comments on a proposed new information collection regarding small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that have an airworthiness certificate. This collection will require operators and owners to maintain records of all maintenance, status of parts, compliance with airworthiness directives, and inspection status of their aircraft. The FAA estimates that this requirement will apply to around two operators per year, each managing a fleet of 100 UAS, leading to an annual burden of approximately 100 hours for keeping these records. This effort ensures the safety and reliability necessary for UAS operations over people.
Simple Explanation
The government wants to make sure that tiny flying machines, like drones, are safe and can be flown over people. They are asking people who own these drones to keep track of all the fixes and checkups their drones get, but some people think they might have underestimated how many people this really affects and how much work it will take.