Posts by Elpuente 2 publicly visible posts • joined 17 Mar 2016
The transponder would be tiny, attached to the PCB and bound in resin, it would be near-impossible to disable or remove it without destroying the electronics. Nothing is completely foolproof against a sufficiently resourceful fool, but banning the import or sale of components without the transponder would go a long way towards reducing the misuse of recreational drones.
Given that the knuckle-draggers who shine laser pens at aircraft are probably capable of operating a drone in restricted airspace, prohibition is unlikely to form an effective deterrent.
A better solution would be to mandate that all drones offered for sale are fitted with a small transponder which would light-up both Air Traffic Control radar and an airliners Collision Avoidance System
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