Skydio aircraft have finally made it to the FAA website tracking drone manufacturer compliance with the new Remote ID rule. The FAA, on January 17, 2023, approved the Declarations of Compliance for Skydio 2+ and X2E drone models.

The FAA’s Remote ID rule for drone manufacturers was supposed to come into force on September 16, 2022, but it was effectively delayed until December 16, 2022. Nevertheless, Skydio began building Remote ID broadcasting capabilities into its drones starting September 16. For easy identification, it also marked such aircraft with a special label inside the battery tray of the drone.

So, what about Skydio drones manufactured before September 16, 2022? Well, since drone operators are not obligated to start using Remote ID-compliant products before September 16, 2023, Skydio is not worrying about bringing older models into compliance yet. However, the drone maker has assured users that a separate broadcast module or hardware modifications…

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Source: dronedj.com