Recent content by barefootbeachcombing

If the website you visited doesn't end in .GOV, then it likely is not a federal government website. Note also that it is a recreational registration, not a recreational license.

This is not completely accurate.

If your intent when you take/make the flight is to sell the pictures and videos, then part-time or otherwise, this does not fall under the hobby "exemption". (Note that all of this may/will change with the new law that was enacted this month.) If you take pictures and videos occasionally, and...

There's no "transferring" of the registration. If the previous owner was registered under Part 336 (hobby), then you just need to register yourself (if you are not already registered) and put your FAA number on it. If the previous owner was registered under Part 107 (non hobby), then they...

Yep. If you were previously registered, you are good to go. The FAA extended everyone when the law was signed back into law last December.

Sure check out Dashware. DashWare - Telemetry Data Overlay on Your Videos

Yep

Also, if you are flying for Part 107, you are not supposed to be contacting the tower to get authorization. You are supposed to use the FAA's website set up for this purpose or the LAANC system if applicable. Then as noted above, you can get a custom DJI unlock by submitting your documentation.

You will need to contact the heliport operator if you are flying within 5 miles of it (regardless of whether "a helicopter comes past" or not).

Yes, you would need to get an FAA waiver to fly over people who are not part of your flight crew. Request a Part 107 Waiver or Operation in Controlled Airspace

Missed that. But the point is still valid. Pilot attitude and fitness for the mission is as important as equipment fitness.

And all of these are things that would indicate that you were in no condition to be flying in that particular situation. Even if you aren't going to get a Part 107 certification, it might be helpful to read Chapter 10 of the Part 107 study guide. Of particular interest might be Figure 10 which...

What was your reasoning for taking off with a partially charged battery?

Okay, but does your computer have the processing power to handle it?

On what device are you playing the video? Phone, computer, tablet, TV? Did you record in 4K? Does the playback device have the processing power to handle 4K?