Recent content by KAOS Imagery

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    FAA to UAS Violation Enforcement for December 2021 (hopefully one of many)

    I think I know who this individual is. He has a video / photo production company and routinely posts aerial images on FB from around the Albany area, bragging about what it looks like from 1200' or more. Some people comment about the rules he's breaking but he doesn't engage with them. Part...
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    Operations at Night

    There is no fee. Take the course, pass the test, print your certificate. You do have to get 100%. I did on the first try, so don't know if you have to retake the whole test or just the missed questions (if you do miss any.) Whole thing took about 2.5 hours.
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    Part 107 Test/Recurrency go LIVE 4/6/21... Important notes . . .

    Just enrolled, but on the road today so probably won't have time until tomorrow to try it out. Thanks for all the updates, Al.
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    going up near storm fronts, tornadoes, etc.

    A couple of summers ago, I shot some photos of an anvil head storm cloud. I live in a pretty rural and treed area. I launched from my back deck and went up to 350 AGL, essentially right above the house. I took shots for five minutes or so as the storm moved in from the west, just hovering...
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    FAA Part 107 training/testing pushed to 3/16/21

    The "new" recurrent training has been delayed again, now supposed to be April 6. As I understand it, the recurrent is not a test - it's online training that you take that will bring you current again, and, no cost. If you need your 107 to fly sooner, you have to go to a test center and pay the...
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    Another FAA delay on Part 107 for March 2021

    Bummer. I went non current the end of January but chose to wait for the recurrent test since my commercial jobs are typically shooting boats in summer. Hopefully, this will all get worked out before then, whether it's an extension or finally the online training.
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    FAA Part 107 training/testing pushed to 3/16/21

    Thanks for the head up, Al. I went non current the end of January and was waiting for the March 1 training to be available. It's not an issue for me yet - I mainly photo / video boats, and the lakes are still frozen up here LOL. Hopefully it will come out on 3/16 and not be further delayed.
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    when does dronist call police on another dronist...?

    It's a dilemma for sure. Locally here in upstate NY I've seen drones flying 20' above crowds of people at winter carnival, over boats and swimmers in the bays on the lake. Almost every day there are posts in the local Facebook groups when the rules have obviously been broken to get a good shot...
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    Best Ground School?

    There are several that have gotten good reviews here. I used Gold Seal, you own the course for life, it gets updated as things change, and they guarantee you will pass or they pay the test cost. Also, their FB group was pretty active so if you had questions on the material, you could post them...
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    Albany, New York

    I live about 40 miles north of Albany and have never heard about this law. I don't get down to the city much but have several friends both part 107 and hobbyists that routinely fly in the city. There are videos and photos posted all the time on social media of different angles of Empire State...
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    I Need Direction In My Life....

    A second thumbs up for Gold Seal, I took their online course in my spare time and got a 93 % on the Part 107 exam.
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    Care Refresh for Refurbished Drone

    Many thanks, msinger, appreciate the link!
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    Care Refresh for Refurbished Drone

    I searched but couldn't find an answer - If I purchase a DJI factory refurbished drone from either DJI or an authorized dealer, can you get the Care Refresh program with it? Thanks in advance for any answers.
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    Timeline for Getting 107 Certificate Number

    Took exam 1/23/19, received my card in the mail today 3/28
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    Timeline for Getting 107 Certificate Number

    My time line is almost the same - exam 1/23, temp 1/31, and sometime this week, my certificate number posted to IACRA. Yesterday, I read a post in a FB group that someone that took their test late December just got their card in the mail. There could be a backlog from the shutdown that they've...