DJI Mavic, Air and Mini Drones
Friendly, Helpful & Knowledgeable Community
Join Us Now

Different standards (with 107)

RCKable

Well-Known Member
Joined
Jul 14, 2017
Messages
67
Reactions
40
Age
55
Location
Virginia
Quick question.
If you get your 107 certification, are you now held to a higher standard of flying then someone flying as a hobbyist/recreational pilot?
 
When you have a part 107 license, you can choose for each flight whether to fly recreationally or if you're flying under the 107 rules. At least, unless there's a reason you can't choose - like, if you're desiring to fly within a restricted airspace and haven't gotten a waiver, you must fly recreationally and notify. The nice part is the opposite - if you're flying within 5 miles of an airport (or, especially, heliport) that doesn't have an airspace restriction.

Airmap now has a nice way to compare - go somewhere you might fly in app.airmap.io, and switch between Fly for Fun and FAA-107. Doing this right next to where I work in Pittsburgh, for instance, switches from just telling you to be careful around nearby schools (which Airmap warns about, but local regulations govern), to a list of 10 heliports you're supposed to notify before you take off. Under 107, there are no calls to make. But, further south, there's a county airport, which means I can't fly commercially at all, and still have a bunch of folks to notify if I want to fly recreationally.
 

DJI Drone Deals

New Threads

Members online

Forum statistics

Threads
137,556
Messages
1,628,574
Members
166,122
Latest member
KevinC
Want to Remove this Ad? Simply login or create a free account