Licensing for personal use?

[mcomeaux]

Couple of questions here. When I purchased my drone Phantom 4 v2.0 I acquired the (Small UAS Certificate of Registration) in October 2018. Then a friend forwarded a notice from Feb 2019 to me. I went online and seen several options. Can someone clear this for me without having to call FAA?
Thanks in advance....Mike

 

[PhantomFandom]

Can you please be more specific on what you're asking? What notice did your friend send you? What options are you talking about?

If you are flying for recreational use and you already registered at DroneZone under Section 336 then you are all set and don't need to do anything else.

 

[mcomeaux]

That's a start sec 336 I'll read into it. I'm just flying for personal use only and I'm aware of conditions of use. Thank you

 

[drvrbobob]

Just register the drone on FAA website, $5 for recreational use under 336. Print registration number, then make sure to put number on drone.

 

[Adamborz]

Have to put number on the outside of the drone now... not inside battery compartment. That is one of the things they changed in Feb 2019.

 

[mcomeaux]

Thanks for the info a fellow friend made things a bit confusing he wasn't sure of the facts.

 

[Neil Razdan]

Thanks for the info a fellow friend made things a bit confusing he wasn't sure of the facts.

"Personal use"and Recreational Flying are not the same things. With Recreational Flying certification, you cannot take off and inspect or take pictures of the roof of your home for damage for insurance purposes, or Take pictures or video of your home that you are going to put for sale,.. These are just a couple of examples of "Personal Use". Recreational flying is just that, fun flying following set of rules. I bought my Phantom 4 Pro+ in 2018 also. Back then you just registered your drone with FAA, paid $5 and be done for 3 or 5 (I don't remember now) years. Now you have to PASS the TRUST test through Flight schools authorized by FAA., and you have to install a Remote Id broadcasting Transponder on your drone when you fly it, if it is not built into the drone.