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Greetings from Birmingham Alabama USA, welcome to the forum! We look forward to hearing from you!
I lived in St. Louis for a couple years.
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LoudThunder
Part 107 Licensed
Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends.
Member Map
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As a New Drone Pilot, there are a couple of Legal Things you may need to do…
If you have not already done so, you will need to get your TRUST Certificate. You can get that at the Pilot Institute Web Site (FREE…) . If your Drone weighs less than 250-grams (0.55 pounds) and you are flying under The Exception for Recreational Flyers, you are not required to register your Drone.
When I first started flying I registered my Mini 2 because the TRUST Certificate and FAA Registration established me as a "certified" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Pilot.
Link to the TRUST Certificate at the Pilot Institute Web Site (FREE…)
FAA TRUST Online Portal for Recreational Drone Operators - Pilot Institute
Get your FAA TRUST Certificate of Completion to legally fly drones for recreational reasons in the United States.
trust.pilotinstitute.com
Link to the FAADroneZone (Optional Registration for Drones under 250-Grams…)
FAADroneZone
If you are considering acquiring your Part 107 License, here is a link to get you going…
Online Ground School: Aviation Classes - Pilot Institute
Pilot Institute offers courses on drones and airplanes from world-class experts. Pass the Part 107 or Private Pilot exam and take to the skies.
pilotinstitute.com
Since you live in Missouri, there are specific laws and rules for you to follow, please check the link below for all the Rules and Laws that are in effect in your neck of the woods and it also links you to some of the Best Places to Fly in your area… Also, if you travel on vacation, visit friends, and relatives in other parts of the country, check back here so you do not run afoul of the law.
Drone Laws and Best Places to Fly in Every US State - Pilot Institute
pilotinstitute.com
Even if you have flown Drones before, here is some Good Old Fashion Advice…
You paid a lot of money for that Drone, put your phone number on it. If your drone gets lost or stuck in a tree and it finally comes down when you are not around, give the finders an opportunity to contact you so it can be returned.
Now, for the Fun Part, But do not let the excitement of the moment get the best of you. When you are going out to fly, do it slowly and deliberately. Get used to a set procedure and even practice it.
There are so many things I could write but these are the highlights that I feel need mentioning.
Plug in your phone/tablet into your controller; turn on the Controller and DJI Fly App (if it does not start on its own…). On the Drone, open the front legs, then open the back legs, then remove the Gimbal Cover.
The Gimbal is the most delicate item on the Drone and banging or bumping can damage it. I also fastened a short "Remove Before Flight" ribbon to the cover so it's more noticeable and I do not forget to remove it…
Turn on the drone and watch it come to "life." Watching the Gimbal go through its self-check is almost like watching a kitten or puppy opening its eyes for the first time…
Place the drone down (preferably on a Landing Pad) while it finishes its self-test (collecting satellites, etc…).
Check your battery status (Phone, Drone, and Controller), check the Signal Strength, by now the Controller should have reported it updated the Home Point.
Lift off, 4-5 feet (1-1/2 meters) or so, hover a bit, check the controls (move the drone a bit forward, back, left, right, yaw left and right). By now, your Controller will probably report again, Home point Updated.
If you go out in a rush and race thru your start up and take off before the drone has finished it prep, it may update its Home Point over that pond or that old tree you are flying over and in your excitement, you'll fly the drone long past it Low Battery point and when it engages Return to Home and lands in the pond or in a tree; it will be all on you…
Now go have fun, learn to fly the drone by sight before you try to fly it out a distance depending on the video feed, FPV.
I would also advise you to use YouTube and watch a lot of the Videos on flying and setting up the Drone. When it is too dark, too cold, or too wet, you can "fly it vicariously" through YouTube. Also watch some of the Blooper Drone Videos and learn how not to fly your "New Baby."
Tell us what you are flying and we might be able to hook you up with some great Links…
Fly On and Fly Safe…
I have been flying for a few years but just recently got serious about it. I am currently enrolled in the Pilot Institute’s part 107 course. Approximately 20% complete. I do of course have my TRUST certificate and my drones are registered. Even the mini 2.Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends.
Member Map
As a New Drone Pilot, there are a couple of Legal Things you may need to do…
If you have not already done so, you will need to get your TRUST Certificate. You can get that at the Pilot Institute Web Site (FREE…) . If your Drone weighs less than 250-grams (0.55 pounds) and you are flying under The Exception for Recreational Flyers, you are not required to register your Drone.
When I first started flying I registered my Mini 2 because the TRUST Certificate and FAA Registration established me as a "certified" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Pilot.
Link to the TRUST Certificate at the Pilot Institute Web Site (FREE…)
FAA TRUST Online Portal for Recreational Drone Operators - Pilot Institute
Get your FAA TRUST Certificate of Completion to legally fly drones for recreational reasons in the United States.
Link to the FAADroneZone (Optional Registration for Drones under 250-Grams…)
FAADroneZone
faadronezone.faa.gov
If you are considering acquiring your Part 107 License, here is a link to get you going…
Online Ground School: Aviation Classes - Pilot Institute
Pilot Institute offers courses on drones and airplanes from world-class experts. Pass the Part 107 or Private Pilot exam and take to the skies.
Since you live in Missouri, there are specific laws and rules for you to follow, please check the link below for all the Rules and Laws that are in effect in your neck of the woods and it also links you to some of the Best Places to Fly in your area… Also, if you travel on vacation, visit friends, and relatives in other parts of the country, check back here so you do not run afoul of the law.
Drone Laws and Best Places to Fly in Every US State - Pilot Institute
Even if you have flown Drones before, here is some Good Old Fashion Advice…
You paid a lot of money for that Drone, put your phone number on it. If your drone gets lost or stuck in a tree and it finally comes down when you are not around, give the finders an opportunity to contact you so it can be returned.
Now, for the Fun Part, But do not let the excitement of the moment get the best of you. When you are going out to fly, do it slowly and deliberately. Get used to a set procedure and even practice it.
There are so many things I could write but these are the highlights that I feel need mentioning.
Plug in your phone/tablet into your controller; turn on the Controller and DJI Fly App (if it does not start on its own…). On the Drone, open the front legs, then open the back legs, then remove the Gimbal Cover.
The Gimbal is the most delicate item on the Drone and banging or bumping can damage it. I also fastened a short "Remove Before Flight" ribbon to the cover so it's more noticeable and I do not forget to remove it…
Turn on the drone and watch it come to "life." Watching the Gimbal go through its self-check is almost like watching a kitten or puppy opening its eyes for the first time…
Place the drone down (preferably on a Landing Pad) while it finishes its self-test (collecting satellites, etc…).
Check your battery status (Phone, Drone, and Controller), check the Signal Strength, by now the Controller should have reported it updated the Home Point.
Lift off, 4-5 feet (1-1/2 meters) or so, hover a bit, check the controls (move the drone a bit forward, back, left, right, yaw left and right). By now, your Controller will probably report again, Home point Updated.
If you go out in a rush and race thru your start up and take off before the drone has finished it prep, it may update its Home Point over that pond or that old tree you are flying over and in your excitement, you'll fly the drone long past it Low Battery point and when it engages Return to Home and lands in the pond or in a tree; it will be all on you…
Now go have fun, learn to fly the drone by sight before you try to fly it out a distance depending on the video feed, FPV.
I would also advise you to use YouTube and watch a lot of the Videos on flying and setting up the Drone. When it is too dark, too cold, or too wet, you can "fly it vicariously" through YouTube. Also watch some of the Blooper Drone Videos and learn how not to fly your "New Baby."
Tell us what you are flying and we might be able to hook you up with some great Links…
Fly On and Fly Safe…
Welcome to our Forum, from the friendly skies of Texas, USA!
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LoudThunder
Part 107 Licensed
Point of interest, if those drone were registered under you as a Recreational Pilot, you will need to reregister them under the part 107 license to be used in any commercial operation… If your Mini 2 is only used for fun, you can just leave it under the old registration… But if it joins your "commercial fleet" it too will have to be reregistered… And NO, the FAA will not give you a rebate on the unused portion of the Recreation License… (LoL)
I am a Pilot Institute Alumni and I passed my Exam in mid-Oct, I received my license just after Christmas. I've heard that this is about an average time for the TSA to do the background check. PS: I Aced the Exam…
I started the course in August and took it nice and slow, about two months, and I enjoyed it. If you have questions from a lesson, feel free to post a question and Greg and/or the other students will chime in with help… However, all during the course, I would periodically go back and review a lesson or two, just to keep the information fresh…
If you really get stressed, just take a day off and then back up a lesson or two. Do not spend a lot of time taking the Prep Exams over and over again. You will only wind up memorizing the questions and if you see a similar question on the exam, you might jump too soon…
Additionally, when you take the exam, read every question two times, then try to answer it in your head. If your answer is one of the options, you are probably right… In the worse case, you have no idea of what the answer is, look for the most obvious wrong answer (there is always one…) and eliminate that one; then you have a 50/50 chance of getting that question right…
The hardest question you will have to answer concerning this course is: What do you want to do with your license verses what will you be able to do with your license?
All good possible answers: Real estate photography, Event photography, Drone rentals, Drone home/roof inspection, Search and rescue (SAR) drone pilot, Land mapping and surveying, Insurance claim processing, Crop monitoring, Stock photography, and this is just to name a few…
If any of these interest you and you need additional training, check out your local community colleges…
Good Luck and Fly Safe!
Greetings Joel, welcome to the forum from the outback of Australia, look forward to your input.
Regards
Regards
Welcome to the forum. We look forward to your participation and your view of the world.
I actually had to register my mini 2 because if one is registered commercial then they all have to be.
LoudThunder
Part 107 Licensed
No, you are mistaken and you can mix and match your drones commercially or recreationally. Even if you are flying a 50 pound DRONE, it can be registered Recreationally. It all depends on how you plan to use it. If you never planned to use the Mini 2 commercially, only for fun flights and such, it could have remained unregistered since it is under 250-grams…
I am assuming that you also have a Recreational Account and your FAA number is similar to "FAA##XXX#XX" (where # are numbers and X are letters) and that FAA Number is associated with you and that same number is required to be on every drone you have registered Recreationally. I have 5-toy drones that I keep around for friends and family to fly and not one of them can legally be used in a commercial operation.
I originally registered my Mini 2 under this number and even though I have now registered my Mini 2 under my Part 107 license, and it was issued its own unique registration number, the old Rec registration remains valid until it expires…
When you log onto the FAADroneZone and if you are like me, you have the option to go to the Recreational Flyer page or the Part 107 (see the Graphics Below…). These are two separate accounts, the Recreational Flyer Account and the Part 107 Account.
The Web page just defaults to the last one you were logged onto…
So, Bottom line is you and only you decide how you want to register your drones. Just remember, to use a drone in a Commercial Operation, it must be registered under the Part 107 side!
However, even if you have a drone registered just for recreational flying, you can still use it to take photos and videos and sell them because you are 107 Licensed. It just gets "dicey" if you go out with the Rec Drone and you intend to take photos to sell, then that is a Commercial Operation… If you just took the drone out to the beach to photograph the family and a ship catches fire and you photograph it and video tape it, you are completely free to sell those because the original intent was to take fun family photos…
If you have questions and you really want the Bottom Line from the "Horse's Mouth"
Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Support Center
Email is: [email protected]
Phone number is: (844) 359-6982 or 844 FLY MY UA
I have written and even called them several times and they are always helpful and friendly.
This Screen shot is from my Part 107 Account…
This Screen Shot is from my Recreational Flyer Account…
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