Recent content by Russ Still

Whether or not you are compensated, you must still operate under Part 107 (and be certificated) if you are using your drone in furtherance of any business or organization. So, yes. You do need to earn your "license".

Regarding the topics on the Part 107 written exam, you are correct. There is essentially nothing about actually flying a drone there. The FAA doesn't know what type of drone you are going to fly. They don't know if it's a fixed wing or a multirotor. And they don't care how well you can fly it...

Changes are coming to the Part 107 (and all airman) exams. Just a heads up. https://www.uavgroundschool.com/articles/the-knowledge-test-is-changing

If you have a conventional airspace authorization, it won't require any particular UAS.

Welcome to the forum, TBW!

Yes.

It's not all that speculative. This comes directly from the FAA and I've had a long discussion about it with the FAA Program Manager in charge. It is going to happen.

Questions are currently being changed and reworded on a regular basis. This means that it will become more and more likely that you'll see questions on the FAA exam that you've never seen before. Know the concepts, however, and it won't matter how they are worded. But the bigger news is the...

This should have been covered in your training when you were prepping for the test. At non-towered airports, pilots self-announce on the CTAF. You can find the CTAF freq on the sectional chart and in the A/FD (as well as other places).

Take a look at this short video with 3D animation of the airspaces. This might give you a better perspective on the NAS:

First of all, are you flying under art 107? If yes, then do you understand the National Airspace System? It divides the entire volume of air into 6 lettered classes, each with their own rules for drone operations.

The test is not overly difficult, but you do have to study. Remember: You weren't born with this knowledge. You have to learn it. Here is a short article that will help you prepare for the FAA exam: https://www.uavgroundschool.com/free-part107-quiz And here is a free sample quiz you can use to...

We estimate that most people will spend 15-25 hours in study with the Gold Seal course. www.UAVGroundSchool.com. Here's a free sample test you can try to see what kind of questions are covered. No sign-up required: https://www.uavgroundschool.com/free-part107-quiz

Yep, Gold Seal does give you a free trial. It's also developed and taught by FAA flight instructors. Here's the link and a discount in my signature below. www.UAVGroundSchool.com

It's the way the FAA works with all airman certificates. The certificate (the "card") does not expire. But you must do something (in the case of Part 107, take a recurrent test) to maintain currency.