Drone operators are being treated by the FAA almost the same as big airplane pilots. This is very serious stuff. Those who won't listen or fail to understand may learn a painful lesson. I'm in school right now to get the 107. Learning same tech stuff as a student pilot. Night course sare available at lots of local comm colleges. Not too hard to pass. Be careful out there, times are changing fast! Local airports and colleges can offer more info. Best, Cliff
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I forgot to mention sane and conscientious. I've been reviewing the study guide, and as I said, I'll be taking it, but everything is so common sense. I know, that assumes every other user possesses common sense as well. It's not worth the energy trying to change each others' minds.
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Thank you! I mean, flying 40 feet above a house to take a picture? Anyone with a modicum of sense should be able to handle it and not be called names by the rest of the community.... but to protect my own arse, I'll still wind up PAYING for the right. Nobody made me get a license to play my guitar in bars.
I tell a lie... the Musicians Union can be real nasty about that stuff.
Well, think about it. Say your driver's license lapses. Not suspended for an infraction, but you just forgot to renew it. Does that mean everything you learned is out the window? You are no longer capable of driving safely? Or does it mean you simply neglected to pay the tax that allows you to drive?
That's kind of how I see this. I understand safety, I understand limits, etc... but not being licensed doesn't necessarily mean your a drooling idiot up there. I never took guitar lessons, yet, have been giving lessons to teachers for years....
And on another level, I fly safely 'cuz I can't readily afford to just go out and get another quadcopter if I wreck the one I have.
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But the FAA license won't train you about getting toys out of the yard... or will it?
It's the law. If you fly other than purely recreationally without a Part 107 license then you are in breach of 14 CFR Part 107, which codifies Public Law 112-95, Section 333.
It's 100% codified into LAW and in the FARS as such. It's a lot more than "strong recommendation" regardless how people try to spin it.
This. This is going on in my community with a local real estate agent. Except HE'S the one shooting his own photography. I found this out after I approached their office about rendering my services. It's very frustrating. How do you report someone?
You are about to accuse someone of a crime. If it turns out that he has a 107, you will be defaming the reputation of a licensed pilot (with potential civil consequences). Just make sure that you know what you are talking about.
Are you absolutely SURE he doesn't have his Part 107? It's so easy now that many (I stress MANY) Realtors and orgs are getting theirs.
If you do want to report him here is the link to the FAA:
FAA Hotline Reporting Form
If he's doing this without a license he's also violating his
Code of Ethics and Professional Standards
which the National Association of Realtors take VERY seriously. You can start your endeavor with the NAR at:
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It is easy to lookup a person's credentials. If I were gonna report someone, I would make sure to check this website first:
FAA Registry - Airmen - AirmenInquiry - Name Search
FAA Registry - Airmen - AirmenInquiry - Name Search
I am not on there and I have had my license for quite a while now. So if you are going to use this for your only search, you will be dealing with delayed information, that may have significant omissions.
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Mine showed up almost immediately. I was on that list before I actually received my certificate. Might have been because I was already on there as a private pilot... who knows.
I'm not trying to rat the guy out but it really puts a damper on guys like me who would like to run a LEGITIMATE business when someone is doing for free by not getting their proper credentials. It's very frustrating.
I have a private also, with expired medical now, but I still show up on the FAA Website. They showed my private when I was putting in my drone information, but this list doesn't show me. I had never tried to look until I saw that you posted the link.
The really difficult thing for me to understand is, why would anybody who wants to be a drone photographer NOT go get the 107. It is not difficult, and you don't need to be able to fly a drone. It is 60 questions and you are legal if you get 42 of them right. That is not a lot to ask of someone who wants to be legal.
If you fully believe he's operating outside of the law and the NAR Code of Ethics then report him. I've been reported and it wasn't painful at all since I had the credentials (and then some LOL). It took about 10 minutes of my time to "satisfy" the inquiry and I made a direct contact with our FSDO in the process... SCORE!!
Might as well go all in if you're gonna do it. The FAA is the more important IMHO but the NAR needs to be aware of it too. I'd be curious to see how the NAR responds since they are "member" based.
