When I googled your hints at your location, "ADK (Adirondack) NY and Mohawk Valley, Google gave me a pin just around Utica… I was stationed at Griffiss in the early '80s, and then, "pretty heavy military stuff still going on almost daily" was...
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I do have my 107 now (passed with a 95%) and I do plan to register my Mini 3 since with strobe and landing gear I got for it, I'll be north of 250 grams. I also may get into some commercial work with it at some point anyway.
I am...