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Hello again, pilots! I LOVE my Mavic Air. It is the ultimate camera. Combined with my DJI OSMO on the ground, I’m taking pictures I never thought I could do.
Good news: I found a drone training center near where I live. Last week’s efforts have proven fruitful. Japan Drone Facebook contacted and gave me a website to check out. Drosse.jp. I can go there and get a license!
Bad news: There are two tests, written and practical flight test. More bad news. It’s going to cost over a thousand bucks easy.
Good news: If I pass those tests, the license is issued by the Ministry of Land and Transportation in Japan. I believe that would make it much easier for me to get approval to fly around certain areas that normally might be restricted. Maybe even for commercial purposes.
Bad news. It cost over a thousand bucks.
Even though it’s not required to have a drone pilot license in Japan, the fact that they even have a course and official license says to me that they may require licenses in the future.
Furthermore, they didn’t say how long the license is good for. Hopefully I don’t have to drop over a thousand bucks again in the future. That would be more bad news.
I’ll follow up on this topic if all goes well. I’m pretty sure I’m going to go for it. It just sucks that it’s over a thousand bucks.
If you have some info about this topic please chime in. I’m listening.
Good news: I found a drone training center near where I live. Last week’s efforts have proven fruitful. Japan Drone Facebook contacted and gave me a website to check out. Drosse.jp. I can go there and get a license!
Bad news: There are two tests, written and practical flight test. More bad news. It’s going to cost over a thousand bucks easy.
Good news: If I pass those tests, the license is issued by the Ministry of Land and Transportation in Japan. I believe that would make it much easier for me to get approval to fly around certain areas that normally might be restricted. Maybe even for commercial purposes.
Bad news. It cost over a thousand bucks.
Even though it’s not required to have a drone pilot license in Japan, the fact that they even have a course and official license says to me that they may require licenses in the future.
Furthermore, they didn’t say how long the license is good for. Hopefully I don’t have to drop over a thousand bucks again in the future. That would be more bad news.
I’ll follow up on this topic if all goes well. I’m pretty sure I’m going to go for it. It just sucks that it’s over a thousand bucks.
If you have some info about this topic please chime in. I’m listening.