Drone crashes do happen. Many people think their skills are superior to everyone elses or they have superior intelect that allows them to identify all hazards. But guys…..there are a multitude of reasons drones crash. What about the redneck with a shotgun who happens to live in the area trying to help you recreate that […]
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If you want to become a remote pilot, you need to know what is in the Remote Pilot Airmen Certification Standards (ACS). What Are the Airmen Certification Standards (ACS)? An ACS is a “comprehensive presentation that integrates the standards for what an applicant needs to know, consider, and do to pass both the knowledge test […]
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Interested in flying at night and need to know when you must obtain a Part 107 night waiver? Let’s start with the regulation: (a)ย Except as provided inย paragraph (d)ย of this section, noย personย may operate aย small unmanned aircraftย system atย nightย unlessโ (1)ย The remoteย pilot in commandย of theย small unmanned aircraftย has completed an initial knowledge test or training, as applicable, underย ยง 107.65ย after April […]
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A Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is nothing to play around with. Violations of TFRs can be punished quite severely with a pilot license suspension, civil penalty, or in the worst case: prison time. The FAA has been pursuing enforcement actions against manned and unmannedย pilotsย around the U.S. for TFR violations. In this series of TFR articles, […]
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Most people will attempt to get their remote pilot certificate via the FAA’sย Integrated Airman Certification and Rating Application (“IACRA”); however, that is NOTย the only way. FAA form 8710-13 is the paper form you fill out instead of using IACRA when you are either (1) a currentย Part 61 certificated pilot who wants to pick up a […]
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