I did the application thru the AMA for a FRIA zone at my field.  So far the AMA says there are no approved zones anywhere and no reasonably priced devices to put in our models.   They seem to think the date of implementation will be postponed. It is just 4 months away.  

Any thoughtful replies on this communities thoughts and plans would be appreciated. 

Forest

Well depending on who you talk to there may or may not be approved FRIAs out there.  Supposedly the AMA HQ site is one.  Personally I wouldn't trust anyone other than the FAA about this one.  And I'd want to hear it directly.

As for RID devices, here's what I have found so far.

https://dronetag.cz/

https://uavionix.com/product/pingrid/

https://bluemark.io/2023/01/remote-id-db121-and-db121pcb-rem oteid-add-ons-powered-by-the-drone/

Prices from $50 to $4000 and more.  The one I like is here:

https://bluemark.io/2023/03/bluemark-introduces-the-cost-eff ective-db202mav-module-and-announces-two-other-family-member s/

49 Euros or around $55.

My intent is to buy one and move it from model to model.  After all, you can only fly one at a time and I rarely take more than one model to the field at a time.

Hope this helps.

Our club is at the Sepulveda Basin in Los Angeles, CA.  We were told (by AMA) our FRIA application was rejected (as were all others in the same situation as us) by the FAA because we are located 3 miles from the Van Nuys Airport.  Our club has been in it's current location since 1967, and in another location about a half mile away since at least 1959.  We used to have the standard 400' limit, but that was lowered a few years ago to 250' after the FAA classified all remotely operated air vehicles as 'Drones' and started requiring aircraft registration.

Our club Horizon City Flyers #1416 got our FRIA approval email earlier this week ( through a email). Apparently notices are going out.

Mike