If my UA weighs less than .55 pounds (like a Mavic Mini 2), then I’m not required to register it with the FAA. Correct? Correct.
As long as I’m not making money using it, aka using it commercially, I don’t need to be Part 107 licensed. Correct? Correct.
But, if I’m just flying that drone recreationally, am I still beholden to all the FAA rules and regulations in Part 107? I mean, obviously I can’t just take it zooming around the airport. But not all drone pilots need to take and pass the part 107 test, right? So if I don’t take that test, what rules to I still need to know and follow?
Hypothetical-
Also, say if, using that same sub-.55 pound drone, I shoot videos and photos for myself of various parts of the city or the unincorporated parts on the outskirts or out in the middle of nowhere. Say I work at a big hospital. Say that somebody in the Marketing department at the hospital wants to use some of my footage, some weeks or months after I shot it, in some promo video that they’re making for the hospital.
Say that I give them my footage for this purpose. Give, not sell. No money changes hands for this specific project, for this specific footage. Still, they’re my employer and I’m their employee, and I get a paycheck from them every other week. Yet no sort of videography or photography is part of my job description, totally not what I normally do for the hospital.
Am I in violation of any Part 107 rules in this exchange, remembering that my drone isn’t registered and I’m not Part 107 certified?
As long as I’m not making money using it, aka using it commercially, I don’t need to be Part 107 licensed. Correct? Correct.
But, if I’m just flying that drone recreationally, am I still beholden to all the FAA rules and regulations in Part 107? I mean, obviously I can’t just take it zooming around the airport. But not all drone pilots need to take and pass the part 107 test, right? So if I don’t take that test, what rules to I still need to know and follow?
Hypothetical-
Also, say if, using that same sub-.55 pound drone, I shoot videos and photos for myself of various parts of the city or the unincorporated parts on the outskirts or out in the middle of nowhere. Say I work at a big hospital. Say that somebody in the Marketing department at the hospital wants to use some of my footage, some weeks or months after I shot it, in some promo video that they’re making for the hospital.
Say that I give them my footage for this purpose. Give, not sell. No money changes hands for this specific project, for this specific footage. Still, they’re my employer and I’m their employee, and I get a paycheck from them every other week. Yet no sort of videography or photography is part of my job description, totally not what I normally do for the hospital.
Am I in violation of any Part 107 rules in this exchange, remembering that my drone isn’t registered and I’m not Part 107 certified?
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