I am a videographer and I have often been tempted to buy a drone; however, I don’t have confidence in law enforcement to be reasonable in this area. I have witnessed helicopters harassing wildlife in National Parks and giving climbers illegal access to climbing routes. I’m sure that these people never faced any consequences.
I fly my drone where I want, how I want and when I want. If you want to film something, fly it from away from the area you want to film. This way, nobody can harass you with all of the bs laws.
Why is it that I feel like those of us who fly just for fun are getting hosed harder and harder. And it's going to just keep getting worse the next few years.
I have been flying RC since 1973. I learned in East Germany from a bunch of outstanding German modelers who gave me my first balsa model. Didn't know what it was because it looked like a hundred people had learned to fly with it and had crashed it and rebuilt it. Those were the days. Sorry to have taken up your time. Take care be safe.
Spent 30 years dealing with the FDA in manufacturing/research. Then onto FCC for amateur radio license, 3 tests for license and one additional for volunteer examiner. Just starting to dive into the world of FAA. All I really want to do is fly in my backyard and my family’s 10 acre pasture in the north GA mountains. I continuously challenge myself so I will study for the 60 question test. Keeps the grey matter young.
I'm a trucker and run out west a lot. I have friends, (customers), who own very, VERY, large tracts of land and I have full permission AND their blessing to fly all I want on their lands including some of the gold mines air spaces. I don't need FAA approval to fly over private land. BUT, I need to be respectful and professional in my endeavors. And THAT, is why I get the landowners blessing to film their beautiful property, for my own, PERSONAL enjoyment.
After being on the fence regarding buying a DJI mini drone, I have been convinced that it is just too much trouble to partake in this hobby. Unlocking a DJI drone to fly even in low risk situations is just simply too much of a hassle. Good luck to all of you in the future as the U.S. government continues to make this hobby harder and harder to pursue.
@TucsonAgentBond probably because it is a toy regulated and viewed to be more dangerous than a gun? Maybe, that the rules are ever changing? Who wants to be harrased by some lady who says "you can't be here," with no support from the regulating body.
@@Narnald_Ewmanhave you ever owned a dirt bike or a skateboard🤣 or any other recreational device for that matter? If you can’t handle ignorant people possibly talking to you I guess just continue to stay inside
People flying drones into airplanes, drones crashing into crowds at sporting events, drones interfering with firefighting aircraft, and drone creepers started to become news just prior to these rules being enacted. And when the rules and the automated flight restrictions went into effect, most of these problems went away. Mandatory testing for commercial use also helped ensure that people know how to fly safely. And to be fair - it’s not like the rules didn’t exist before the FAA started enforcing them. It’s just that hobby pilots followed them voluntarily as part of their AMA insurance. The thing is - before drone tech, we flew as part of clubs, because club owned airfields were the easiest, safest place to fly our expensive hobby aircraft. But when hobby aircraft flying suddenly got cheap and easy, people started flying without doing any research and started getting into trouble. And when people do stupid stuff, that’s when the rules start. So don’t blame The Man. Blame the idiots who bought hobby drones, didn’t read up on the accepted operating practices, and just did “whatever” with them.
I call BS. As a lifetime RC hobbyist for more than 40 years I can tell similar regulations were always around. Decades ago flying RC models was a niche hobbyist gladly complied with regulations as they recognized the risks. Nowadays remote controlled drones and airplanes have become so easily available and commonplace that too many immature and incompetent people can get their hands on them and pose a risk in public places.
@@BrjanBuckmaster Don't fly in areas that are heavily guarded or places you shouldn't go and don't be uploading videos of you flying beyond the line of sight to RUclips That's another. Sure. Fine way to get caught
Ask the military if the squadron of drones flying over NJ at night are recreational. Flight paths into Morristown and Newark have been altered to allow them to fly them for hours at a time in this busy area. What are they up to?
Have you seen a drone? Have you seen any actual proof of the drones? I have seen nothing. All I have seen are normal drones and aircraft. This is a psyop.
Thank you folks for making this simple. I've been delaying taking the training on account of the language and law surrounding drone operation being very... odd. The FAA has not laid out the material in a very straightforward manner.
How can they regulate homemade drones? Can't operators just use modified aircraft and open source flight software like ArduPilot? I just don't see how they can stop that unless it's built into electronics like the DJI.
The same way they regulate driving. You can drive without a license, insurance, or registration. If you get in trouble, it's MUCH bigger trouble. You could also simply be reported, and the FAA takes that seriously.
Thanks for the info on TRUST. We have a few acres and I just want to fly on my own property. When I initially started looking into getting certificated I thought it was going to be a big hassle with fees, test taking and bowing at the alter of the FAA for their blessing. I'm happy to find out that wasn't the case.
When I was first starting out, I was actually afraid of TRUST. But when I finally took it, it was much easier then I thought it might be. And as I've started to study my Part 107 material, I'm discovering that it's fun to study and learn the ropes of what it takes to be a pilot. Bear in mind that I'm 64 and close to retirement. So, I'm going to need something to earn money from and I think I've found what I'd really like to do. Best of luck to you all. I think this is an exciting new field of opportunity...
Waiting on my regiatration stickers from you been almost 2 wlweeks... Hopefully its in the mailbox today. Fingers crossed.. also alomst done with.107 course yay🎉
Comply? Easy? I've been flying for over a decade and have never once flown at a club or anywhere else that would now be considered a CBO. I've had no desire to do so and I just won't do that. Thousands of us live in areas that don't have such facilities and some of us wouldn't care to fly at them if we did. This is the United States and I won't be showing my papers or any other BS if I feel like I can fly my tiny little foam airplane safely like I has always done@@PilotInstitute
Comply? Easy? There is no CBO anywhere near where I fly. I've never flown it a club and have no desire to. I can drive 4 miles and miles and never see another car or here or see an airplane. The regulations don't seem like they were made for some of the states with low populations. And I was going to say that I'll just continue to be a renegade but I will do so in a common sense and safe manner. But upon thinking about it further, I'm just going to quit. Right now. I only have one small plane so I think it's a good time to get out of the hobby. It's been fun but the regulations in my opinion are ridiculous. Things have changed a lot, FPV can be done a lot safer yet they still have the line of sight requirement. I'll just find something else to do, it's time to move on in any way. I never stick with the same hobby for too long. I'm sure I can find someone to take my drone off my hands@@PilotInstitute
@@PilotInstitute Remote ID makes no sense. $300+ part for a $50 drone. Also it broadcasts your location for anyone wanting to come and rob you, or troll you as you are flying.
CBO…what is the point of these? If they are an organization that makes rules for pilots to folllow which are approved by the FAA, then why doesn’t the FAA just cut out the middle man and give the rules directly to pilots. They already do that with other rules. Why do the CBOs need to exist at all?
When I was flying back in 2015, it felt like I was the only one in my state who had one. Since then my drones have just sat on the shelf. Things are so different now.
This is the best source of information I've found. I've not purchased a drone yet because of all the rules and regulations. One question: for recreational, I can't fly in national parks? Seems a little odd....
If you fly enough you'll notice that during migrations the feral birds really do not enjoy drones. I imagine some nesting spots in some of those forests would change the bird behavior. Some environmentally-hazardous areas use drones to scare birds away for safety so you don't want drones everywhere birds nest.
I own a large property watched by security cameras often I see something on the camera I want to go check out but it's safer to send the drone to take a look. Am I not allowed to do this?
I'll follow all these rules except the needing a visual observer when using FPV. Thats just incredibly unrealistic to have someone on standby watching me fly a damn drone.
Starting to regret getting back into the hobby with how annoying they've made it. I need to take a 107 test to sell a picture to a local business that wanted it, but I DON'T because that business is owned by my uncle and I just gave it to him, and he gave me $30 because he's a cool guy? Or I'm taking a video for social media and the drone is 8 feet off the ground in my own back yard, I need to take a 107 test? Yeah, nothing more than government wanting to be involved in more of my business when it doesn't concern them. I'm sure being 405 feet in the air over the miles and miles of farmlands and crop fields I live near is extremely dangerous to....someone. Looking up one of the rules about historical sites was that you could get permission to fly and take pictures if it was to promote the site...what? Has no one thought that they want to see the site from an aerial view because it's just a neat thing? Oh wait, that means they aren't making money off you for something.
So would you prefer the FAA be hands off and let someone else regulate drones? Would you prefer that there are no regulations for drone operation? Imagine sitting down at one of the many benches around Old Faithful in Yellowstone waiting for the geyser to pop along with 1000 other people while a dozen of more drones fly overhead, perhaps crashing into one another and then falling on the 1000 people below. Imagine this problem being the province of lawyers when private individuals sue you for flying near them? Now imagine that there is no regulatory body that can step in to thwart that lawsuit since you followed the rules they, the FAA, have outlined. Imagine driving down the highway and sharing the road with people weaving in and out of traffic and otherwise endangering the mooring public and there are no cops to limit the activities of the nut jobs driving like entitled idiots. I find it sad that many people think the world would be a better place if there were no rules and no rule makers!
I think whats sad and the point is that rules are fine but because of certain people rules become excessive to the point of not being able to enjoy in this case seemingly simple things we may take for granted. Kinda of a lazy way of handling it for folks that just want to enjoy the world around them@@Raptorman0909
I am doing studyies currently for my 107 , though it is a 60 question test there is 320 practice exam questions these faa test can cover making studies more difficult. Though my practice exams are all scoring between 93 to 100% it is the other questions i m having comcerens with at the moment. Hopefully i will be ready for the exam in a few weeks while getting more familiar with my drones i currently own. I just started to learn how to fly and looking forward to get proficient with them. Yesterday's flight was totally amazing!
We have the leading part 107 course in the country if you need help. Helped nearly 90,000 pilots now get ready for the exam. Self studying can be tough since you don’t know what you don’t know. Plus our course is so much more than a test prep course. www.pilotinstitute.com/course/part-107-remote-pilot/
@@PilotInstitute ..,.. it has been tough so far in specific areas only however I have spent the enrollment fee with another company before I known of yours. So far with their materials and materials found online, I am averaging 95% accuracy as of now. Besides the 107 however, of course I am enjoying the studies therefore, I would like to consider additional courses related to the field.
As a private pilot, if you are scoring that high on practice exams, you have this test nailed! Getting my A&P for maint. I was scoring the same and passed the exams with 80 plus %. Do it!
I’ll tell you what if I was flying recreational and somebody said their kids lost in the woods I wouldn’t hesitate to bring my drone up up and away .I wouldn’t worry about no 107. Lives life Are more important than the rules.
It’s one thing to do this in an emergency. Lives in danger trump regulatory rules like this. But if you join a SAR group, participate in exercises, and prepare for such an event, that’s a different story.
@@tomwilson2112which is also funny because if you seen the test for 107 it's nothing even remotely useful for the typical SAR drone operator because you aren't taking off at an airport to go 30,00ft off the ground or anything 😂 And honestly I doubt any president micro manages these agencies except for extreme circumstances, the people working there probably make suggestions and the executive staff are probably like "fine whatever"
Just going to fly on my own property. I have a gate with a lock for a reason. Tried finding the trust test and the page wouldnt work.. Then they want 5$ so you tell them where you are and what you have. That's stupid. Couldnt figure out where to register it anyways. got an rfid from amazon so there goes 40 bucks I shouldnt have spent. Too complicated.
"don't fly during an NFL game, in a National Park, or in Washington D.C..." 😉 Sorry, couldn't resist. Awesome video content as always. Kuddos to you and your team.
The more rules the safer everyone will be. People who are planning to do something dangerous cant anymore because there's a rule to prevent their action. It's perfect. We need more rules in our lives.
Hi thank you for this knowledge. As I knew this from doing real estate photography. Regarding the New Jersey drones happening now, incidents aren't these all ways that the government and people would know they are real or illegal the FAA requirements and the flight requirements all these things that you are mentioning in this video appear to be ways that the government and local authorities would know exactly what these drones are or are not registered in our in violation what is your take on the Jersey drones compared to these rules that you are sharing with us all
If you fly on an open airspace without any regulation you can fly far from the line of sight rule, many recreational drone flyers fly their drones at its maximum distance meaning zero line of sight and just rely on the camera transmission perfectly legal.
When the eclipse happens here in Houston we will be 90% effected. I thought I would take my DJI Mavic 2 Zoom and go up about 250-300' and park it there videoing the skyline of downtown Houston. Other people may have ideas on doing something like this.
its glaringly obvious some of these rules are less about being responsible and looking out for others and more about making peoples jobs easier. DJI drones disappear after just 50ft because its a tiny grey plastic rectangle. Monitoring flights in my home county has never showed a flight below 28,000ft yet Im limited to 400ft? Not being able to fly over people or cars instantly makes 1/3rd of what ive seen on instagram illegal. Its sad that how the drone hobby got picked at over the years. I had a mini 2 and was looking to get back into but there is nothing you CAN do with these anymore
Good video, but I have a question. In the video you mention that you are not allowed to fly over sporting events, in Washington DC, and in national parks. And you reference Air Aware as a good app for checking where you can fly or for getting LAANC approval. I noticed however, that if I put a pin inside the boundaries of Great Smokey Mountain National Park it does not say restricted, just cautionary air space, and the note says to check with the Park Service before flying...........does that mean you can get permission to fly there? If I go to Grand Canyon NP instead, it does show restricted in the app.
You specifically stated flying to post video on a "monetized" RUclips channel is not accessible when flying recreationally. This would seem to imply flying under these rules is permissible, and posting videos on a "non-monitized" RUclips channel is acceptable. Is this correct?
What if your intent is only for recreation when you decided to fly and later you decide to post to a youtube channel. Does that make the perfectly legal flight suddenly illegal in the past? I'd have to understand why posting videos to youtube is considered dangerous flying I guess. Is posting to rumble considered safe by the FAA?
@@SlackerU That's a good question though. If the law is about intent, and your intent wasn't to cash in but to have fun. But later you decide to when it goes viral, are you ok?
@@username7763 The FAA rep has already said that if others use your non-107 footage for-profit then they will get fined & not you. Posting your recreational footage that might go viral is not illegal, though if your intent is to get 10k views then you probably should get a 107.
You forgot to mention local regulations, which are way stricter then the FAA. Hell in Mesa, AZ where i live you cant tech fly your drone anywhere, besides a single park called Basin 115. I would say local municipalities are going out of their way to ruin drone flying nation wide. Just bought a drone, am already regretting it. If you want to stay "legal" there a lot more then 10 rules.
Thanl you. Very useful video 😊 Do all these rules also apply to the relatively new mini selfie drone HoverAir X1? It weighs 125 grams and it follows you visually without the need of a controller. It can only be up til 30 ft from you.
i used to fly for fun in Colorado and got harassed so many time, mostly by park rangers, I sold it. there's not list of places to take off and land. it's nearly impossible to find places to fly.
I can summarize every single purpose that gov rules/restrictions are created with ONE WORD, and it is NOT for the security of “We The People”! “Control”
I sympathize with your frustration. The arbitrariness of the rules certainly makes me feel that way at times. Flying a drone can be dangerous and I want the government to have rules around it. But the way they've done it is counterproductive.
This video is an instrumental reminder and a good training tool for younger pilots. I've shared it with my kids a few times already since I got them into drone flying a few weeks ago. Two question thoughs.... you only mention National Parks once during rule 10. I reside in rural Alaska with a few airports and airstrips nearby. It's one of those "if you're out of town and not near population, you're good -ish" kinds of things. The first question is this is the first i've heard of national parks being restricted airspace, as my UAS app doesn't mark this and our Wildlife Troopers have said its good. Is there a reference point you can share for this??? Secondly, on the concept of recreation, I've been asked a few times by Search and Rescue folks who know i have drones and have good xp of the area (because of recreational nature filming) to help find lost people from time to time, even "on the spot" kinds of things, example is i'm out filming me fishing and the S&R friends go "hey can you help us find a lost hiker?" Now the good Samaritan and neighbor in me packs up and takes the time to help them, however the question is does this cross into Part 107, and should I refuse going forward because I do not yet have my 107 license??? Thanks in advance.
So I'm a music composer and wish to shoot landscapes, Coastlines etc to place in a music video that I am creating. So I'm assuming I need the 107 to do so......What crazy rules I have to say! I'm taking as many certifications I can just so I don't get myself in trouble....
Part 107 is kinda comical. Pretty much nothing is on that test that a drone pilot needs to know. Now if I'm flying a drone from a runway at the airport to 30k feet then sure. Air density might play a role and charts might play a role. It's really just the government getting their 1/2 of your income if you go that way.
There is a video out here where a guy asks whether he should disarm the motors on his drone if he loses video reception flying FPV. Doing so would cause the aircraft to simply fall out of the sky potentially damaging property or injuring somebody. There are reasons for having regulations.
@@BrjanBuckmaster well if I didn't have GPS I would put that into consideration and not fly it out of sight and Make sure I have plenty of battery life Left to make the trip back or never fly beyond the signal range
@@BrjanBuckmaster honestly though I think the only reason why they have those rules is to stop drones from interfering with other aircraft because technically we already have rules in place that penalize people for something like that or to stop from people flying drones into places they shouldn't be flying them in
Thanks for the info. I live near Long Beach Ca. When I open the map for flying drones. All I see is restricted no fly zones. I can even fly at very large parks!! Why is this??
@@philipph80 That's sad because I used to do that all the time. I tell you I used to find some weird things in the ocean where I live using a drone some of which I get a feeling I the gooberman doesn't want me to see
Hii i will be visiting United States. I have Mini 4 Pro and Mavic 3 Pro and I have European registration and Insurance for drone. am i allowed to fly drone in U.S? or i also need Registration ID from US?
Would you still need to get authorization in a controlled airspace it you're only going to fly a drone 10 to 15 feet high? For example, if you just want to practice or learn how to use the controller and it's settings. There's a nice open park in my area which is in a controlled airspace, and I just want to get familiar with the drone and the settings on the controller. The drone in question would be the dji mavic 3 pro btw.
It is broadcasting RID & you'd need it to be Registered so I would not fly without authorization. The cities already have a drone-reader that can identify violators automatically using RID.
Just check B4UFLY, or similar. It will show how high you can fly in controlled airspace or if you can fly at all. A great resource and should be a preflight checklist thing anyway. You can drop a pin on the map and it will give you any warnings, restrictions or advisories for that location.
Quick question about LAANC. I have a friend you lives in class D airspace, so close to the airport that automatic LAANC cannot be granted (zero agl). There is however a waiver that can be applied for. Has this ever been granted? You have to apply through dronezone …
Really curious how the "intent" of it being recreational can be exactly determined in court. Sounds like an extreme grey area. Who exactly is going to enforce whether or not I use a skyline shot of a city or a forest I've already shot on my own time, in a film I'm being paid to make. I OWN the copyright, how exactly can a court determine whether I'm doing it for commercial purposes unless there is a client on a contract PAYING for drone services specifically? It seems like an extremely vague argument.
The AMA primarily focuses on fixed wing aircraft and have historically not been very supportive of multi rotors. Our customers are mostly mutirotor pilots who will find more appropriate guidelines in the other 3 CBOs for their style of operations.
Understood, thank you. I asked because of the four CBOs, I thought the AMA's graphic user interface was the best designed and most user friendly. I also noticed that at the higher level, the four CBOs had very similar guidelines, although some had details that seemed overly cumbersome.@@PilotInstitute
omg I live here in Los Angeles and today is August 5th 2024. Here I was thinking let me buy a drone and fly it right away but all these rules are a turn off. I understand safety but still 😨😨😨
I have a small drone, less than 249 grams but can't find a place to fly it, can't fly it in the city, i try to go to the unpopulated areas and everything is fenced and it's private property. Maybe one of these days i'll take a trip where i can find a place to fly it and take videos of boring hills. What i see from other people flying drones is that they don't care about the rules, they just fly their drones everywhere, over people, over houses.
What if you are flying to make videos for fun for RUclips that is not monetized at all and literally it’s just for fun of making videos to share your hobby. Would that still be recreational or do I need a part 107 and a later on my channel gets to where I can monetize and I get in trouble for those videos after it becomes monetized if it does.
I have a FAA certification for recreational . My drone has been broke . Dji send me brand new aircraft do I need ( serial number is different ) another certification trust test ? Please let me know . Thank you .
Well I am glad the Chevron deference is being reigned in, and I am not a fan of all the FAA rules, it would seem a difficult case to make that they are exceeding their authority given the federal statue that instructed them to do this. Is there a particular regulation you have in mind that you believe exceeds their authority?
@@PilotInstitute Did that change recently? When I looked into the rules last year it was verboten. You needed part 107 to fly at night along with blinking lights.
Question: I have a DJI Mini 4 Pro which I have not registered yet. I have not taken the Part 107 exam yet. Can I register myself as a recreational drone user now with my Mini 4 Pro for now, and then after passing the 107 exam, re-register my Mini 4 Pro for 'professional' use? It seems to be that a drone can only be registered as either or recreational use or professional use? Does that mean I have to have two separate drones, if I change from being a recreatioanal user to professional user? Thanks!
What if you get a DJI Neo? How much of this do you actually have to do? I just wanna do recreational photography video when I go hiking some scenery stuff casual basically not bothering anybody. And what about? DJI Mini 4 pro? I thought you like register it through the app or something and then fly responsibly pretty much not doing any of the things you said. Once there's a lengthy test or any kind of course I need to get paid that has to be a job. Otherwise I've done way less for considerable amount of money so I'm not doing more just so I can do something. I'm not getting paid for you know by a business maybe buying an individual but not a business not on the books of course yeah if you could check some light on that so I can immediately abort this situation like I bought an RC helicopter and didn't have to do any of this and a few other things that fly, but they don't have really nice cameras I like photography if you have a couple answers that would be nice. I'm pretty sure I won't like them and you'll save me a lot of money well a little bit of money, but I wanna get not too expensive.
You need to follow recreational rules, regardless of the from you fly, as long as you fly recreationally. You need a remote pilot certificate (part 107) if you do anything else not recreational, regardless of whether you get paid or not.
I always hated government rules and bureaucracy because they make the regulations too hard for anyone to possibly understand! I bought a drone under 250 grams, and I am assuming that I don't need to do anything with the FAA. I think the only rules which pertain to me is that I should keep the altitude below 400 feet and have a line of sight. I am going to say, if the government gets mad at me, let them try to fine and imprison me, as I don't have very much anyway and they won't get anything from me! I will post the drone videos to my RUclips channel... RUclips would never allow me to monetize anyway because I refuse to tell lies to the brainwashed sheeple!
@@username7763make the rules as complicated as possible, so that nobody understands them. Flying to a max height of 400 ft in the middle of no where makes no sense. Drone’s could be fitted with a transponder activated as soon as they fly above 400ft, 🆔 them as a flying drone, to other aircraft.
@@PilotInstitute thanks! I just took the trust test on your site and got my certificate, thanks! I’m going to Kauai, Hawaii in a couple weeks and I just got the dji mini 4 pro drone, and I don’t want to get in trouble using it.
The question on your website test seems to have an incorrect answer: "Using a visual observer allows a recreational flyer to fly a drone beyond their visual line of sight." - the 'correct' answer on your website is "No"; however, if you are using FPV goggles, with a visual observer alongside you, then this allows you to use the FPV goggles legally - and, by using FPV goggles, you DON'T have line of sight. Am I wrong or does this need correcting on your website?
But you DO have line of sight. You don't "see" the aircraft but you have the ABILITY to see the aircraft if you remove the goggles, which qualifies as line of sight.
@@PilotInstitute In all my further research, I think you are wrong, unfortunately. That should be corrected. Sorry for being pedantic but the question/answer should be caveated to be accurate: Q: "Using a visual observer allows a recreational flyer to fly a drone beyond their visual line of sight" A: No, unless your line of light is broken specifically due to wearing goggles and you have an observer present. If so, then the answer is Yes.
I took the (TRUST) test this afternoon and passed it easy. Most of the subject matter was familiar to me. Now I can fly my MINI 2 with peace of mind and legit. Now time to study for part 107 Thank you “Pilot Institute” you guys rock! 🤘🏼
I am a videographer and I have often been tempted to buy a drone; however, I don’t have confidence in law enforcement to be reasonable in this area. I have witnessed helicopters harassing wildlife in National Parks and giving climbers illegal access to climbing routes. I’m sure that these people never faced any consequences.
Tell us your a liberal with our telling us...
I fly my drone where I want, how I want and when I want.
If you want to film something, fly it from away from the area you want to film.
This way, nobody can harass you with all of the bs laws.
Do you need a tissue?
@@CIA_Alien good luck with that, lol!
@@812MSS good luck with what? Your mom?
Why is it that I feel like those of us who fly just for fun are getting hosed harder and harder. And it's going to just keep getting worse the next few years.
You are noticing patterns.
I have been flying RC since 1973. I learned in East Germany from a bunch of outstanding German modelers who gave me my first balsa model. Didn't know what it was because it looked like a hundred people had learned to fly with it and had crashed it and rebuilt it. Those were the days. Sorry to have taken up your time. Take care be safe.
People need to stop voting for democrats. They love noting more than fining and banning.
The government wants to punish and tax, to ensure that only certain corporate interests have access to RC aircraft and UAS technology.
@@ironroad18 or in other words, too many bureaucrats and corporations screwing u and me out of our freedoms
Apparently these rules are not being followed in New Jersey
Haahahah😂
I was just going to say this.
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Then again maybe they are and you dont know it...are you catching the operators to confirm this?????
@@FrequentFlyer_MIA Dumbest thing I'll read today.
Spent 30 years dealing with the FDA in manufacturing/research. Then onto FCC for amateur radio license, 3 tests for license and one additional for volunteer examiner. Just starting to dive into the world of FAA. All I really want to do is fly in my backyard and my family’s 10 acre pasture in the north GA mountains. I continuously challenge myself so I will study for the 60 question test. Keeps the grey matter young.
N GA is beautiful, sucks I can’t fly near the Yonah, Blood or Brasstown Bald.
I'm a trucker and run out west a lot. I have friends, (customers), who own very, VERY, large tracts of land and I have full permission AND their blessing to fly all I want on their lands including some of the gold mines air spaces. I don't need FAA approval to fly over private land. BUT, I need to be respectful and professional in my endeavors. And THAT, is why I get the landowners blessing to film their beautiful property, for my own, PERSONAL enjoyment.
After being on the fence regarding buying a DJI mini drone, I have been convinced that it is just too much trouble to partake in this hobby. Unlocking a DJI drone to fly even in low risk situations is just simply too much of a hassle. Good luck to all of you in the future as the U.S. government continues to make this hobby harder and harder to pursue.
Who wants to fly when they change the rules every year and add requirements without adding safety, sounds like Spyware to me.
why? its the least restrictive and easy to fly drone
@TucsonAgentBond probably because it is a toy regulated and viewed to be more dangerous than a gun? Maybe, that the rules are ever changing? Who wants to be harrased by some lady who says "you can't be here," with no support from the regulating body.
@@Narnald_Ewmanhave you ever owned a dirt bike or a skateboard🤣 or any other recreational device for that matter? If you can’t handle ignorant people possibly talking to you I guess just continue to stay inside
Get an older one and buy NLD... problem solved
You know what’s weird, the faa has more authority over an rc plane than they do over a manned ultralight aircraft
Wow. It's just amazing how they can get involved to regulate something and turn it into a complete nightmare.
Especially something that had such an amazing safety record in the first place
People flying drones into airplanes, drones crashing into crowds at sporting events, drones interfering with firefighting aircraft, and drone creepers started to become news just prior to these rules being enacted.
And when the rules and the automated flight restrictions went into effect, most of these problems went away. Mandatory testing for commercial use also helped ensure that people know how to fly safely.
And to be fair - it’s not like the rules didn’t exist before the FAA started enforcing them. It’s just that hobby pilots followed them voluntarily as part of their AMA insurance.
The thing is - before drone tech, we flew as part of clubs, because club owned airfields were the easiest, safest place to fly our expensive hobby aircraft.
But when hobby aircraft flying suddenly got cheap and easy, people started flying without doing any research and started getting into trouble. And when people do stupid stuff, that’s when the rules start.
So don’t blame The Man. Blame the idiots who bought hobby drones, didn’t read up on the accepted operating practices, and just did “whatever” with them.
If your broke just say your broke cause you can’t afford one. These guidelines are easier than driving regulations
I call BS. As a lifetime RC hobbyist for more than 40 years I can tell similar regulations were always around. Decades ago flying RC models was a niche hobbyist gladly complied with regulations as they recognized the risks. Nowadays remote controlled drones and airplanes have become so easily available and commonplace that too many immature and incompetent people can get their hands on them and pose a risk in public places.
Welcome to the new Amerika
Just buy and fly. Don't worry about big brother.
Until you get busted and have to pay a fine.
You're a sheep.@@BrjanBuckmaster
@@BrjanBuckmaster Don't fly in areas that are heavily guarded or places you shouldn't go and don't be uploading videos of you flying beyond the line of sight to RUclips That's another. Sure. Fine way to get caught
Ask the military if the squadron of drones flying over NJ at night are recreational. Flight paths into Morristown and Newark have been altered to allow them to fly them for hours at a time in this busy area. What are they up to?
Have you seen a drone? Have you seen any actual proof of the drones? I have seen nothing. All I have seen are normal drones and aircraft. This is a psyop.
I passed my Part 107 on the second try yesterday because of you brother, Just wanted to say thank you so much.. the class was worth every penny.
Please how did you do it hlep
I can fly my drone but I can't my camera
Thanks for the update. I'm glad to see PI is still providing the nice registration stickers.
Over 30,000 of them out there in the wild!
I didn't think they would be providing them still for over two years, but I definitely appreciate it.♥
Thank you folks for making this simple. I've been delaying taking the training on account of the language and law surrounding drone operation being very... odd. The FAA has not laid out the material in a very straightforward manner.
As long as they’re suv size and go into the ocean after or outer space you don’t need a license
Every time I see one of these videos so much gets added to recreational drone flying, it's almost like the FAA wants to keep people out of the sky.
Rather keep people out of making money. Monetizing footage is dangerous. Giving the same video for free makes it safe!
So . . . registration is required UNLESS the drone is 249g or less?
Why do you skim over that exception?
He literally said that. What do you want him to do, come over to your house and scream it in your ear?
How can they regulate homemade drones? Can't operators just use modified aircraft and open source flight software like ArduPilot? I just don't see how they can stop that unless it's built into electronics like the DJI.
Laws are only effective if people respect them. We no longer have any reason to respect them.
The same way they regulate driving. You can drive without a license, insurance, or registration. If you get in trouble, it's MUCH bigger trouble. You could also simply be reported, and the FAA takes that seriously.
Just used your link to take the trust test. Thank you. Soon as my drone gets here ill get it registered and start zipping around.
Thanks for the info on TRUST. We have a few acres and I just want to fly on my own property. When I initially started looking into getting certificated I thought it was going to be a big hassle with fees, test taking and bowing at the alter of the FAA for their blessing. I'm happy to find out that wasn't the case.
When I was first starting out, I was actually afraid of TRUST. But when I finally took it, it was much easier then I thought it might be. And as I've started to study my Part 107 material, I'm discovering that it's fun to study and learn the ropes of what it takes to be a pilot. Bear in mind that I'm 64 and close to retirement. So, I'm going to need something to earn money from and I think I've found what I'd really like to do. Best of luck to you all. I think this is an exciting new field of opportunity...
nobody follows line of sight
@@timewizard13 it's sad of how many people actually get away with that too I've seen a lot of people do that
@1Kyng2Wheels thankfully I don't have that
Waiting on my regiatration stickers from you been almost 2 wlweeks... Hopefully its in the mailbox today. Fingers crossed.. also alomst done with.107 course yay🎉
If you don't get them, let us know, we'll investigate.
We are now regulated to the point that I will no longer follow the regulations and just use my own judgement to keep safe
It's only 10 rules, and they are pretty basic and easy to comply with.
Comply? Easy? I've been flying for over a decade and have never once flown at a club or anywhere else that would now be considered a CBO. I've had no desire to do so and I just won't do that. Thousands of us live in areas that don't have such facilities and some of us wouldn't care to fly at them if we did. This is the United States and I won't be showing my papers or any other BS if I feel like I can fly my tiny little foam airplane safely like I has always done@@PilotInstitute
Comply? Easy? There is no CBO anywhere near where I fly. I've never flown it a club and have no desire to. I can drive 4 miles and miles and never see another car or here or see an airplane. The regulations don't seem like they were made for some of the states with low populations. And I was going to say that I'll just continue to be a renegade but I will do so in a common sense and safe manner. But upon thinking about it further, I'm just going to quit. Right now. I only have one small plane so I think it's a good time to get out of the hobby. It's been fun but the regulations in my opinion are ridiculous. Things have changed a lot, FPV can be done a lot safer yet they still have the line of sight requirement. I'll just find something else to do, it's time to move on in any way. I never stick with the same hobby for too long. I'm sure I can find someone to take my drone off my hands@@PilotInstitute
@@PilotInstitute Remote ID makes no sense. $300+ part for a $50 drone. Also it broadcasts your location for anyone wanting to come and rob you, or troll you as you are flying.
@@ab7rs The Gov ruined all of my hobbies. No chance that they are gonna stop me from this. Enough is enough.
CBO…what is the point of these? If they are an organization that makes rules for pilots to folllow which are approved by the FAA, then why doesn’t the FAA just cut out the middle man and give the rules directly to pilots. They already do that with other rules. Why do the CBOs need to exist at all?
They want to pretend to be the authority while allowing other people to deny your licensed toy flying .
CBO's are gatekeeping organizations of self righteous hobbyists that what some form of power over you. No different than HOAs.
When I was flying back in 2015, it felt like I was the only one in my state who had one. Since then my drones have just sat on the shelf. Things are so different now.
What about the hover drones that dont fly high or far at all and is autonomous ?
This is the best source of information I've found. I've not purchased a drone yet because of all the rules and regulations. One question: for recreational, I can't fly in national parks? Seems a little odd....
If you fly enough you'll notice that during migrations the feral birds really do not enjoy drones. I imagine some nesting spots in some of those forests would change the bird behavior. Some environmentally-hazardous areas use drones to scare birds away for safety so you don't want drones everywhere birds nest.
I bought your course and am preparing to take my test. Major jacked up excited.... But I won't take it unless I'm ready.
Remember the wild west days of drones by 2013 ???? Yuneec, Blade 350qxe and others. No rules, no regulations, nothing .
I own a large property watched by security cameras often I see something on the camera I want to go check out but it's safer to send the drone to take a look. Am I not allowed to do this?
Not technically but…
I’d fly fly fly
We the people allow it lol f the feds
Over your own property and you're not posting the video or monetizing it I wouldn't lose sleep over it. Unless you turn yourself in. :)
Pilot Institute is awesome! (and no, I’m not employed by or in any way financially compensated by Pilot Institute) 😅
We will be regulating kids doing jumps on there bikes soon because they are in the air space.
Bingo
I'll follow all these rules except the needing a visual observer when using FPV. Thats just incredibly unrealistic to have someone on standby watching me fly a damn drone.
Starting to regret getting back into the hobby with how annoying they've made it. I need to take a 107 test to sell a picture to a local business that wanted it, but I DON'T because that business is owned by my uncle and I just gave it to him, and he gave me $30 because he's a cool guy? Or I'm taking a video for social media and the drone is 8 feet off the ground in my own back yard, I need to take a 107 test? Yeah, nothing more than government wanting to be involved in more of my business when it doesn't concern them. I'm sure being 405 feet in the air over the miles and miles of farmlands and crop fields I live near is extremely dangerous to....someone.
Looking up one of the rules about historical sites was that you could get permission to fly and take pictures if it was to promote the site...what? Has no one thought that they want to see the site from an aerial view because it's just a neat thing? Oh wait, that means they aren't making money off you for something.
its crazy how much control ppl give up to big brother, while they use drones and other surveillance equipment to monitor use with no oversight
So would you prefer the FAA be hands off and let someone else regulate drones? Would you prefer that there are no regulations for drone operation?
Imagine sitting down at one of the many benches around Old Faithful in Yellowstone waiting for the geyser to pop along with 1000 other people while a dozen of more drones fly overhead, perhaps crashing into one another and then falling on the 1000 people below. Imagine this problem being the province of lawyers when private individuals sue you for flying near them? Now imagine that there is no regulatory body that can step in to thwart that lawsuit since you followed the rules they, the FAA, have outlined. Imagine driving down the highway and sharing the road with people weaving in and out of traffic and otherwise endangering the mooring public and there are no cops to limit the activities of the nut jobs driving like entitled idiots.
I find it sad that many people think the world would be a better place if there were no rules and no rule makers!
The thing is people do Weave in and out of traffic. There are no cops to do anything they don’t care.
I think whats sad and the point is that rules are fine but because of certain people rules become excessive to the point of not being able to enjoy in this case seemingly simple things we may take for granted. Kinda of a lazy way of handling it for folks that just want to enjoy the world around them@@Raptorman0909
I am doing studyies currently for my 107 , though it is a 60 question test there is 320 practice exam questions these faa test can cover making studies more difficult. Though my practice exams are all scoring between 93 to 100% it is the other questions i m having comcerens with at the moment. Hopefully i will be ready for the exam in a few weeks while getting more familiar with my drones i currently own. I just started to learn how to fly and looking forward to get proficient with them. Yesterday's flight was totally amazing!
We have the leading part 107 course in the country if you need help. Helped nearly 90,000 pilots now get ready for the exam. Self studying can be tough since you don’t know what you don’t know. Plus our course is so much more than a test prep course. www.pilotinstitute.com/course/part-107-remote-pilot/
@@PilotInstitute ..,.. it has been tough so far in specific areas only however I have spent the enrollment fee with another company before I known of yours. So far with their materials and materials found online, I am averaging 95% accuracy as of now. Besides the 107 however, of course I am enjoying the studies therefore, I would like to consider additional courses related to the field.
As a private pilot, if you are scoring that high on practice exams, you have this test nailed! Getting my A&P for maint. I was scoring the same and passed the exams with 80 plus %. Do it!
I’ll tell you what if I was flying recreational and somebody said their kids lost in the woods I wouldn’t hesitate to bring my drone up up and away .I wouldn’t worry about no 107. Lives life Are more important than the rules.
Yes
It’s one thing to do this in an emergency. Lives in danger trump regulatory rules like this.
But if you join a SAR group, participate in exercises, and prepare for such an event, that’s a different story.
@@tomwilson2112which is also funny because if you seen the test for 107 it's nothing even remotely useful for the typical SAR drone operator because you aren't taking off at an airport to go 30,00ft off the ground or anything 😂
And honestly I doubt any president micro manages these agencies except for extreme circumstances, the people working there probably make suggestions and the executive staff are probably like "fine whatever"
Just going to fly on my own property. I have a gate with a lock for a reason. Tried finding the trust test and the page wouldnt work.. Then they want 5$ so you tell them where you are and what you have. That's stupid. Couldnt figure out where to register it anyways. got an rfid from amazon so there goes 40 bucks I shouldnt have spent. Too complicated.
TRUST is free here: trust.pilotinstitute.com
Registration is $5 for 3 years, here: faadronezone.faa.gov
"don't fly during an NFL game, in a National Park, or in Washington D.C..." 😉
Sorry, couldn't resist. Awesome video content as always. Kuddos to you and your team.
The more rules the safer everyone will be. People who are planning to do something dangerous cant anymore because there's a rule to prevent their action. It's perfect. We need more rules in our lives.
Why I sold them all
If the rules had been sensible I would probably respect them. Catch me if you can.
Yep
Hi thank you for this knowledge. As I knew this from doing real estate photography. Regarding the New Jersey drones happening now, incidents aren't these all ways that the government and people would know they are real or illegal the FAA requirements and the flight requirements all these things that you are mentioning in this video appear to be ways that the government and local authorities would know exactly what these drones are or are not registered in our in violation what is your take on the Jersey drones compared to these rules that you are sharing with us all
If you fly on an open airspace without any regulation you can fly far from the line of sight rule, many recreational drone flyers fly their drones at its maximum distance meaning zero line of sight and just rely on the camera transmission perfectly legal.
When the eclipse happens here in Houston we will be 90% effected.
I thought I would take my DJI Mavic 2 Zoom and go up about 250-300' and park it there videoing the skyline of downtown Houston.
Other people may have ideas on doing something like this.
Good idea!
its glaringly obvious some of these rules are less about being responsible and looking out for others and more about making peoples jobs easier. DJI drones disappear after just 50ft because its a tiny grey plastic rectangle. Monitoring flights in my home county has never showed a flight below 28,000ft yet Im limited to 400ft? Not being able to fly over people or cars instantly makes 1/3rd of what ive seen on instagram illegal. Its sad that how the drone hobby got picked at over the years. I had a mini 2 and was looking to get back into but there is nothing you CAN do with these anymore
Good video, but I have a question. In the video you mention that you are not allowed to fly over sporting events, in Washington DC, and in national parks. And you reference Air Aware as a good app for checking where you can fly or for getting LAANC approval. I noticed however, that if I put a pin inside the boundaries of Great Smokey Mountain National Park it does not say restricted, just cautionary air space, and the note says to check with the Park Service before flying...........does that mean you can get permission to fly there? If I go to Grand Canyon NP instead, it does show restricted in the app.
Thats because there is a government cover up in grand canyon...youtube that!
You specifically stated flying to post video on a "monetized" RUclips channel is not accessible when flying recreationally. This would seem to imply flying under these rules is permissible, and posting videos on a "non-monitized" RUclips channel is acceptable. Is this correct?
As long as the intent of the flight was recreational, you could post to a non-monetized channel.
Yes but you can't cash in if your video goes viral.
What if your intent is only for recreation when you decided to fly and later you decide to post to a youtube channel. Does that make the perfectly legal flight suddenly illegal in the past? I'd have to understand why posting videos to youtube is considered dangerous flying I guess. Is posting to rumble considered safe by the FAA?
@@SlackerU That's a good question though. If the law is about intent, and your intent wasn't to cash in but to have fun. But later you decide to when it goes viral, are you ok?
@@username7763 The FAA rep has already said that if others use your non-107 footage for-profit then they will get fined & not you. Posting your recreational footage that might go viral is not illegal, though if your intent is to get 10k views then you probably should get a 107.
You forgot to mention local regulations, which are way stricter then the FAA. Hell in Mesa, AZ where i live you cant tech fly your drone anywhere, besides a single park called Basin 115. I would say local municipalities are going out of their way to ruin drone flying nation wide. Just bought a drone, am already regretting it. If you want to stay "legal" there a lot more then 10 rules.
Bingo
Thanl you. Very useful video 😊 Do all these rules also apply to the relatively new mini selfie drone HoverAir X1? It weighs 125 grams and it follows you visually without the need of a controller. It can only be up til 30 ft from you.
Do I have to register my drone which is 8 ounces 🤔 and thx for the information
i used to fly for fun in Colorado and got harassed so many time, mostly by park rangers, I sold it. there's not list of places to take off and land. it's nearly impossible to find places to fly.
I can summarize every single purpose that gov rules/restrictions are created with ONE WORD, and it is NOT for the security of “We The People”!
“Control”
I sympathize with your frustration. The arbitrariness of the rules certainly makes me feel that way at times. Flying a drone can be dangerous and I want the government to have rules around it. But the way they've done it is counterproductive.
This video is an instrumental reminder and a good training tool for younger pilots. I've shared it with my kids a few times already since I got them into drone flying a few weeks ago. Two question thoughs.... you only mention National Parks once during rule 10. I reside in rural Alaska with a few airports and airstrips nearby. It's one of those "if you're out of town and not near population, you're good -ish" kinds of things. The first question is this is the first i've heard of national parks being restricted airspace, as my UAS app doesn't mark this and our Wildlife Troopers have said its good. Is there a reference point you can share for this??? Secondly, on the concept of recreation, I've been asked a few times by Search and Rescue folks who know i have drones and have good xp of the area (because of recreational nature filming) to help find lost people from time to time, even "on the spot" kinds of things, example is i'm out filming me fishing and the S&R friends go "hey can you help us find a lost hiker?" Now the good Samaritan and neighbor in me packs up and takes the time to help them, however the question is does this cross into Part 107, and should I refuse going forward because I do not yet have my 107 license??? Thanks in advance.
So I'm a music composer and wish to shoot landscapes, Coastlines etc to place in a music video that I am creating. So I'm assuming I need the 107 to do so......What crazy rules I have to say! I'm taking as many certifications I can just so I don't get myself in trouble....
Part 107 is kinda comical. Pretty much nothing is on that test that a drone pilot needs to know. Now if I'm flying a drone from a runway at the airport to 30k feet then sure. Air density might play a role and charts might play a role. It's really just the government getting their 1/2 of your income if you go that way.
Is it optional the trust test or it is mandatory? Thank you for your help. I am researching before buying a dji mini 4 pro fly more combo
Mandatory.
There is a video out here where a guy asks whether he should disarm the motors on his drone if he loses video reception flying FPV. Doing so would cause the aircraft to simply fall out of the sky potentially damaging property or injuring somebody. There are reasons for having regulations.
Well first off who in their right mind would do that you would completely destroy their drone doing that and drones cost money
@@whitepaperkat67 What would you do in that situation if you didn’t have GPS?
@@BrjanBuckmaster well if I didn't have GPS I would put that into consideration and not fly it out of sight and Make sure I have plenty of battery life Left to make the trip back or never fly beyond the signal range
@@whitepaperkat67 That’s the motivation behind the FAA rule to keep your aircraft within sight. Either by the PIC or VO.
@@BrjanBuckmaster honestly though I think the only reason why they have those rules is to stop drones from interfering with other aircraft because technically we already have rules in place that penalize people for something like that or to stop from people flying drones into places they shouldn't be flying them in
Thanks for the info. I live near Long Beach Ca. When I open the map for flying drones. All I see is restricted no fly zones. I can even fly at very large parks!! Why is this??
@@charlie90501 drones are banned in California
how about fly over the ocean....not allow too?
@@philipph80 That's sad because I used to do that all the time. I tell you I used to find some weird things in the ocean where I live using a drone some of which I get a feeling I the gooberman doesn't want me to see
Thanks for the video! Now that I know the rules, I know to break only some of them, and just use common sense to stay safe, instead of over-nannied.
Will Skydio drones need the FAA to eventually change the line of sight rule?
Hii i will be visiting United States. I have Mini 4 Pro and Mavic 3 Pro and I have European registration and Insurance for drone. am i allowed to fly drone in U.S? or i also need Registration ID from US?
Would you still need to get authorization in a controlled airspace it you're only going to fly a drone 10 to 15 feet high? For example, if you just want to practice or learn how to use the controller and it's settings.
There's a nice open park in my area which is in a controlled airspace, and I just want to get familiar with the drone and the settings on the controller.
The drone in question would be the dji mavic 3 pro btw.
It is broadcasting RID & you'd need it to be Registered so I would not fly without authorization. The cities already have a drone-reader that can identify violators automatically using RID.
Thanks @@SlackerU
Just check B4UFLY, or similar. It will show how high you can fly in controlled airspace or if you can fly at all. A great resource and should be a preflight checklist thing anyway. You can drop a pin on the map and it will give you any warnings, restrictions or advisories for that location.
Quick question about LAANC. I have a friend you lives in class D airspace, so close to the airport that automatic LAANC cannot be granted (zero agl).
There is however a waiver that can be applied for. Has this ever been granted? You have to apply through dronezone …
Really curious how the "intent" of it being recreational can be exactly determined in court. Sounds like an extreme grey area. Who exactly is going to enforce whether or not I use a skyline shot of a city or a forest I've already shot on my own time, in a film I'm being paid to make. I OWN the copyright, how exactly can a court determine whether I'm doing it for commercial purposes unless there is a client on a contract PAYING for drone services specifically?
It seems like an extremely vague argument.
And you know two because this is an executive agency "rule" You will get no rule of lenity in the interpretation. Unbelievable we let it get this bad.
What's the deal with national park? Why can't we fly drones there?
Animals no likey
Why did you not also recommend Academy of Model Aeronautics as a CBO?
The AMA primarily focuses on fixed wing aircraft and have historically not been very supportive of multi rotors. Our customers are mostly mutirotor pilots who will find more appropriate guidelines in the other 3 CBOs for their style of operations.
Understood, thank you. I asked because of the four CBOs, I thought the AMA's graphic user interface was the best designed and most user friendly. I also noticed that at the higher level, the four CBOs had very similar guidelines, although some had details that seemed overly cumbersome.@@PilotInstitute
omg I live here in Los Angeles and today is August 5th 2024. Here I was thinking let me buy a drone and fly it right away but all these rules are a turn off. I understand safety but still 😨😨😨
How close can I legally approach private property
I have a small drone, less than 249 grams but can't find a place to fly it, can't fly it in the city, i try to go to the unpopulated areas and everything is fenced and it's private property. Maybe one of these days i'll take a trip where i can find a place to fly it and take videos of boring hills. What i see from other people flying drones is that they don't care about the rules, they just fly their drones everywhere, over people, over houses.
What if you are flying to make videos for fun for RUclips that is not monetized at all and literally it’s just for fun of making videos to share your hobby. Would that still be recreational or do I need a part 107 and a later on my channel gets to where I can monetize and I get in trouble for those videos after it becomes monetized if it does.
100% no one is using remote ID
Really??
Can you post video to a youtube channel that isnt monetized?
I have a FAA certification for recreational .
My drone has been broke .
Dji send me brand new aircraft do I need ( serial number is different ) another certification trust test ?
Please let me know .
Thank you .
I don't think the FAA regulations on drones will be very effective without Chevron deference.
Well I am glad the Chevron deference is being reigned in, and I am not a fan of all the FAA rules, it would seem a difficult case to make that they are exceeding their authority given the federal statue that instructed them to do this. Is there a particular regulation you have in mind that you believe exceeds their authority?
Ive only managed to break 8 out of 10. Ill try harder...
what if your older drone is under 250 grms but a remote id module is going to make it over the 250 grm limit for recreational use
Basically drones are illegal in the US. Anyone who uses one is going to get a fine eventually. The question is when.
Great job again breaking it all down!
You forgot about not flying at night with recreational
You can fly at night as a recreational flyer.
@@PilotInstitute Did that change recently? When I looked into the rules last year it was verboten. You needed part 107 to fly at night along with blinking lights.
Drones fly over the houses every night on the reservation, how to stop it ?
Thanks for the free stickers!
So regardless of drone weight, even less than 250g, if you’re flying commercially you must have the part 107?
Question:
I have a DJI Mini 4 Pro which I have not registered yet. I have not taken the Part 107 exam yet. Can I register myself as a recreational drone user now with my Mini 4 Pro for now, and then after passing the 107 exam, re-register my Mini 4 Pro for 'professional' use?
It seems to be that a drone can only be registered as either or recreational use or professional use? Does that mean I have to have two separate drones, if I change from being a recreatioanal user to professional user?
Thanks!
What if you get a DJI Neo? How much of this do you actually have to do? I just wanna do recreational photography video when I go hiking some scenery stuff casual basically not bothering anybody. And what about? DJI Mini 4 pro? I thought you like register it through the app or something and then fly responsibly pretty much not doing any of the things you said. Once there's a lengthy test or any kind of course I need to get paid that has to be a job. Otherwise I've done way less for considerable amount of money so I'm not doing more just so I can do something. I'm not getting paid for you know by a business maybe buying an individual but not a business not on the books of course yeah if you could check some light on that so I can immediately abort this situation like I bought an RC helicopter and didn't have to do any of this and a few other things that fly, but they don't have really nice cameras I like photography if you have a couple answers that would be nice. I'm pretty sure I won't like them and you'll save me a lot of money well a little bit of money, but I wanna get not too expensive.
You need to follow recreational rules, regardless of the from you fly, as long as you fly recreationally. You need a remote pilot certificate (part 107) if you do anything else not recreational, regardless of whether you get paid or not.
Pretty sure there was yet another drone flight during an NFL playoff game lions versus San Francisco.
I was trying to fly at Angeles stadium and Disneyland and it was restricted 😩
Disneyland has a permanent flight restriction.
@@PilotInstitute I did Knott’s
ruclips.net/video/XT9XqmUGA-s/видео.htmlsi=I3-nQskke3nsSRlp
I always hated government rules and bureaucracy because they make the regulations too hard for anyone to possibly understand! I bought a drone under 250 grams, and I am assuming that I don't need to do anything with the FAA. I think the only rules which pertain to me is that I should keep the altitude below 400 feet and have a line of sight. I am going to say, if the government gets mad at me, let them try to fine and imprison me, as I don't have very much anyway and they won't get anything from me! I will post the drone videos to my RUclips channel... RUclips would never allow me to monetize anyway because I refuse to tell lies to the brainwashed sheeple!
Rules, rules, rules.
Some of the rules are very good and important. But it is intermixed with strange arbitrary rules too. The rules keep on changing.
@@username7763make the rules as complicated as possible, so that nobody understands them. Flying to a max height of 400 ft in the middle of no where makes no sense. Drone’s could be fitted with a transponder activated as soon as they fly above 400ft, 🆔 them as a flying drone, to other aircraft.
Don’t be daft, that’s to sensible. 😉👍
Do you have to take the “TRUST” test even if the drone is under .55 pounds?
Yes. All rules apply to sub .55lbs drones, except for registration.
@@PilotInstitute thanks! I just took the trust test on your site and got my certificate, thanks! I’m going to Kauai, Hawaii in a couple weeks and I just got the dji mini 4 pro drone, and I don’t want to get in trouble using it.
The question on your website test seems to have an incorrect answer: "Using a visual observer allows a recreational flyer to fly a drone beyond their visual line of sight." - the 'correct' answer on your website is "No"; however, if you are using FPV goggles, with a visual observer alongside you, then this allows you to use the FPV goggles legally - and, by using FPV goggles, you DON'T have line of sight. Am I wrong or does this need correcting on your website?
But you DO have line of sight. You don't "see" the aircraft but you have the ABILITY to see the aircraft if you remove the goggles, which qualifies as line of sight.
@@PilotInstitute Oh, interesting. So I don`t need a spotter when using goggles (if I have LOS when I remove the goggles)?
@@PilotInstitute In all my further research, I think you are wrong, unfortunately. That should be corrected. Sorry for being pedantic but the question/answer should be caveated to be accurate:
Q: "Using a visual observer allows a recreational flyer to fly a drone beyond their visual line of sight"
A: No, unless your line of light is broken specifically due to wearing goggles and you have an observer present. If so, then the answer is Yes.
I took the (TRUST) test this afternoon and passed it easy. Most of the subject matter was familiar to me. Now I can fly my MINI 2 with peace of mind and legit. Now time to study for part 107
Thank you “Pilot Institute” you guys rock! 🤘🏼
Can canadian citizens fly drones under 250g in the USA ?
We must pass the TRUST test as well ?
If Line of sight is required, I can't see my mini 3 past 30 yards.
who will know if I fly 1400 feet? I am very confused
Drone manufacturers are claiming that drones weighting 249g do not need registration. Is the rule 249g inclusive or over 249g.
Thank you for sharing with us in this video, very thorough. Which's why I like to give you a like sign and subscribed your channel.
OK, that's it. 😮 i will explain in the next day or two, on here.
I will never surrender to this
So where exactly ARE all the links that you speak of?
So, when flying over 400 feet, take the rfid out of the TOY.
You shouldn’t fly over 400 feet and you can’t turn remote ID on/off if it’s integrated in the drone.
@@PilotInstituteyou can with pliers.
I could not enter the register .
The registration cost close to 100 dollars they are asking ?
Registration with the FAA is $5 for 3 years, here: faadronezone.faa.gov
Can you use Trust to fly drone or heli under the same trust license ?
Yes.
@@PilotInstitute thank you sir