I'm curious to know what portion of sUAV/RPA operators on this forum currently hold pilot licenses from the FAA or its equivalent in other countries. When the magic rules eventually materialize in the US and elsewhere they could have a head start over the rest of us.
Check the last part of section 9.1.1.1 of the http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org...tions/uas/coa/faq/media/uas_guidance08-01.pdf AVIATION SAFETY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT PROGRAM OFFICE AIR-160 Interim Operational Approval Guidance 08-01 (page 15):
Check the last part of section 9.1.1.1 of the http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org...tions/uas/coa/faq/media/uas_guidance08-01.pdf AVIATION SAFETY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT PROGRAM OFFICE AIR-160 Interim Operational Approval Guidance 08-01 (page 15):
For the PIC (Pilot IN Control) to be exempt from the pilot certificate requirement … the PIC must have successfully completed, at a minimum,FAA private pilot ground instruction, and have passed the written examination.