I sat in on the FAA hobbyist webinar today and it was announced that LAANC will be available effective July 23, 2019.
I also listened in, good info but was really disappointed they didn't use any slides to summarize the materials and VERY disappointed they only did 30 minutes, and didn't share how many people were online listening. Given the importance of the info and changes coming I don't think we got our tax $$ money worth.I sat in on the FAA hobbyist webinar today and it was announced that LAANC will be available effective July 23, 2019.
I agree. The short 30 min. caught me off guard too since I know they didn't get to answer one of my questions. I think the summary, important links and other answered questions are going to be posted to Youtube. Did you read all the written responses? They rolled by pretty fast. The one that surprised me was telling the submitter that he needed a Part 107 to fly over his grandmother's roof to see where she lost shingles!I also listened in, good info but was really disappointed they didn't use any slides to summarize the materials and VERY disappointed they only did 30 minutes, and didn't share how many people were online listening. Given the importance of the info and changes coming I don't think we got our tax $$ money worth.
That one caught my eye also. I think it can be worked around as I posted elsewhere.I agree. The short 30 min. caught me off guard too since I know they didn't get to answer one of my questions. I think the summary, important links and other answered questions are going to be posted to Youtube. Did you read all the written responses? They rolled by pretty fast. The one that surprised me was telling the submitter that he needed a Part 107 to fly over his grandmother's roof to see where she lost shingles!
I also listened in, good info but was really disappointed they didn't use any slides to summarize the materials and VERY disappointed they only did 30 minutes, and didn't share how many people were online listening. Given the importance of the info and changes coming I don't think we got our tax $$ money worth.
That one caught my eye also. I think it can be worked around as I posted elsewhere.
Tricky for sure. See the post above. Also, could be part of tasks as the caretaker of an aged relative done for free and without consulting the care recipient... no different than thinking house needs painting, new carpet, etc. Pics can still be shown to others.I'm not sure how you can work around it legitimately. The intent of the flight is to inspect the shingles. How do you spin that realistically as purely recreational?
While it may not be 'recreational' as in 'for fun', it's certainly not commercial either, which I think should matter more! If I want to photograph or inspect my property (or a relative's in this example), I should be able to use any tool at my disposal. I can take pics with any other camera in a situation like that without having to worry about a commercial license of any kind, why not my UAV?I'm not sure how you can work around it legitimately. The intent of the flight is to inspect the shingles. How do you spin that realistically as purely recreational?
Tricky for sure. See the post above. Also, could be part of tasks as the caretaker of an aged relative done for free and without consulting the care recipient... no different than thinking house needs painting, new carpet, etc. Pics can still be shown to others.
While it may not be 'recreational' as in 'for fun', it's certainly not commercial either, which I think should matter more! If I want to photograph or inspect my property (or a relative's in this example), I should be able to use any tool at my disposal. I can take pics with any other camera in a situation like that without having to worry about a commercial license of any kind, why not my UAV?
When I flew over the house I happened to notice something on the roof en route to where I intended to fly.
@sar104 Could you post the link, TIADoing it for free versus commercial is not the test - it's whether or not the flight is recreational. 49 44809 (a) (1) says: "The aircraft is flown strictly for recreational purposes."
lie about your intent as others have mentioned.I'm not sure how you can work around it legitimately. The intent of the flight is to inspect the shingles. How do you spin that realistically as purely recreational?
Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive... nope, not gonnalie about your intent as others have mentioned.
When I flew over the house I happened to notice something on the roof en route to where I intended to fly.
While it may not be 'recreational' as in 'for fun', it's certainly not commercial either, which I think should matter more! If I want to photograph or inspect my property (or a relative's in this example), I should be able to use any tool at my disposal. I can take pics with any other camera in a situation like that without having to worry about a commercial license of any kind, why not my UAV?
I think the purpose of the flight was to inspect the roof for missing shingles, to report it to the insurance company. If it was just to inspect the roof it might be OK, but to do it to report a claim to the insurance company make it a 107 flight. IMHO