Onyakeni odlule, iFederal Aviation Administration (FAA) yenze igxathu elikhulu ekuhlanganiseni izindiza ezingenamuntu - ezidume ngokuthi “ama-drones” - emkhathini wezwe. Isinyathelo sokuqala esikhulu senzeka ngoDisemba 21 odlule, lapho uhlelo olusha, olusekelwe kuwebhu lokubhalisa i-drone lungena ku-inthanethi.
Ngonyaka odlule, uhlelo lubhalise abanikazi abangaphezu kuka-616,000 nama-drones ngamanye. Njengengxenye yenqubo, abafake izicelo bathola futhi kufanele bavume ulwazi oluthile oluyisisekelo lokuphepha. Lokho kusho ukuthi abangaphezu kuka-600,000 abasebenza ngama-drone manje banolwazi oluyisisekelo lokundiza ukuze bazigcine bona kanye nabangane babo nomakhelwane bephephile lapho bendiza.
I-FAA ithuthukise uhlelo lokubhalisa oluzenzakalelayo ngokuphendula umthetho odinga abanikazi bezindiza ezincane ezingenamuntu ezinesisindo esingaphezu kwamaphawundi angu-0.55 (amagremu angu-250) futhi ngaphansi kwamaphawundi angu-55 (cishe amakhilogremu angu-25) ukuthi babhalise ama-drones abo.
Umthetho kanye nesistimu yokubhalisa kwakuhloswe kakhulu ezinkulungwaneni zama-drone hobbyists ababenolwazi oluncane noma abangenalo nhlobo ngohlelo lwezindiza lwase-US. I-ejensi yabona ukubhaliswa njengendlela enhle kakhulu yokubanikeza umuzwa wokuzibophezela nokuziphendulela ngezenzo zabo. Lesi sikhungo besifuna ukuthi bazizwe beyingxenye yezokundiza, bazibone bengabashayeli bamabhanoyi.
I-FAA ithuthukise uhlelo lokubhalisa olusekelwe kuwebhu ukwenza inqubo ibe lula kubasebenzisi bokuqala uma kuqhathaniswa nohlelo lwendabuko olusekelwe ephepheni lwe-“N-number”. Ngaleso sikhathi futhi manje, abathanda ukuzilibazisa bakhokha imali engu-$5.00 futhi bathola inombolo kamazisi eyodwa yawo wonke ama-drones abangawabo.
Abaqhubi bezindiza zezentengiselwano, zomphakathi kanye nabanye abangewona amamodeli kwadingeka basebenzise uhlelo lokubhalisa olusekelwe ephepheni kuze kube umhla zingama-31 kuNdasa wezi-2016, lapho i-FAA inweba uhlelo kwabangezona ezokuzilibazisa.
Isistimu ezenzakalelayo ibe nenye inzuzo eyodwa. Izikhathi eziningi, i-ejensi isebenzise isistimu ukuthumela imilayezo ebalulekile yokuphepha kuwo wonke umuntu obhalisiwe.
Ukubhaliswa kwezindiza ezingenamuntu kube yimpumelelo engafanelekile. I-FAA inethemba lokuthi uhlelo luzoqhubeka nokusiza abashayeli bezindiza ze-drone - abanolwazi noma abasanda kungena - babone ukuthi ukuphepha kuyibhizinisi lawo wonke umuntu.
