Traveling to Boston from Australia

[born2drone]

Going to visit Boston soon, and was wondering what are the rules if I brought my Mavic with me to the U.S., would I be allowed to fly it as a visitor...can I get a temp permit from the FAA?

 

[DroningONN]

Hello,

I'm in Boston and I know some others are too in this forum. We should setup a meet up somewhere when you are here. I don't see why you couldn't just do a normal FAA recreational drone registration, I'll post a link below. Hit me up if you any questions or if you have the time when you come to the states maybe we can setup a meet up in the Boston area!

DRONE REGISTRATION

Cheers Mate,
Sean

 

[Squamer]

Also living in Boston and there isn’t many places to fly within Boston as Logans 5 mile range covers pretty much the entire city. But plenty of places outside of that north and south. Scenery will be much different than Australia

 

[TheoMatthias]

You'll need to register your sUAS with the FAA as a Hobbyist. HERE is more info. This needs to be done on a computer with a US-based IP address so wait until you get to Boston before registering it. The registration is $5 USD. You will get a registration certificate and a unique FAA registration number. Keep the certificate with you when you fly the Mavic and make sure to put your FAA number on it. You can use a label maker and then peel it off when you return home.

A big welcome in advance of your visit! You should return for a visit in October to capture the majesty of the New England mountains in the autumn!

 

[born2drone]

Thanks guys...excited now as I’ll be in the Andover area and that looks so beautiful; thanks again for the tips, so I’ll apply the moment I land. Guess I was just wondering if I will get any stick at customs when I arrive with my drone?

 

[born2drone]

Hello,

I'm in Boston and I know some others are too in this forum. We should setup a meet up somewhere when you are here. I don't see why you couldn't just do a normal FAA recreational drone registration, I'll post a link below. Hit me up if you any questions or if you have the time when you come to the states maybe we can setup a meet up in the Boston area!

DRONE REGISTRATION

Cheers Mate,
Sean

Meeting up is a great possibility...I will say the weekend of week 19th of Feb...we can do the Sat or Sun weather permitting of course?
I will be based in Andover and it looks like flying up there is more possible as it’s outside Logan airport radius.

 

[DroningONN]

Meeting up is a great possibility...I will say the weekend of week 19th of Feb...we can do the Sat or Sun weather permitting of course?
I will be based in Andover and it looks like flying up there is more possible as it’s outside Logan airport radius.

Hi,

I know traveling can be hectic and you don't always have time for everything you want to do but we could get a few people together and fly a spot outside of the city somewhere for a couple hours. About a week before you are coming to the states, post a reply or send me a message and we can try to make something happen that weekend. I can research some places to fly in that area. I'm sure weather permitting some others would be interested too.

Sean

 

[born2drone]

By the way I have posted some photos in the Photo and Video section of New England...took many more and video of course that I will compile later. Beautiful scenery where I was, but visit very short and window for flying hampered by the recent weather; still, I woke up one morning and saw clear skies and went for it!

 

[DroningONN]

I know weather was not ideal around the time you were here. Glad to hear you had a good visit!