FAA Considers A UAS An Aircraft Subject To Additional Flight Restrictions
So you want to fly a drone. What used to be an activity that was basically unregulated has been grabbed by the FAA as another entity to regulate. While most people agree that reasonable regulation is necessary, our FAA chose to have its head in the sand and failed to anticipate what the rest of the world foresaw and is now playing catchup. Of course, the FAA pays no price for this, only those who are trying actually produce something are.