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    Pilot's license requirement might not be so silly afterall

    Ground school is probably the best way to learn aeronautical knowledge because of the exchange of questions and answers, but you could also look into the Jepp Private Pilot book (GFD Private Pilot Textbook: Jeppesen: 9780884871125: Amazon.com: Books) being sure to get the latest edition, and the...
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    Pilot's license requirement might not be so silly afterall

    That has nothing to do with getting a 333 exemption and neither does getting a pilot's license. The best way I can think to clarify this is to say that a 333 exemption allows you to hire a licensed pilot to operate a drone under your business entity. The holder does not need to be a licensed...
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    Pilot's license requirement might not be so silly afterall

    Not to be flip, but after polling as many sources as I could find, the answer is anywhere from this June to another year or more. Also, whenever the final rule is announced, it doesn't go into effect immediately, but at least at that point everyone would know what's coming.
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    Pilot's license requirement might not be so silly afterall

    That was my thought too but then he explained it was in his own safe space, not in public.
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    Pilot's license requirement might not be so silly afterall

    I could be wrong because I don't read much about defense contractors, but I would think their lobbying is more related to trying to sell their products (drones or otherwise) for hundreds of millions of dollars. Even if they are somehow in the sUAS game, I don't think they would be worried about...
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    Pilot's license requirement might not be so silly afterall

    Just saw this post. Read what I posted just a minute ago. I agree.
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    Pilot's license requirement might not be so silly afterall

    No doubt your arguments about the differing physical characteristics are valid - but you also can't buzz someone's head or face with a Cessna. I'm a licensed pilot, and my only hope is that they don't make it too easy for someone to operate a drone commercially. I'd have no problem with the...
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    Pilot's license requirement might not be so silly afterall

    But all the commercial businesses want is final rules so they can execute business plans and secure funding from investors. I think the pressure they have been getting on the hill is from the AMA about the special rule for model aircraft that is part of the reauthorization, and the FAA is...
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    Pilot's license requirement might not be so silly afterall

    All you missed was the second place I used the word "if" - "If anyone is shocked if the final rule for Part 107..." You probably misread it as "If anyone is shocked that the final rule..." I think many people assume that because the proposed rule eliminates the airman certificate requirement...
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    Pilot's license requirement might not be so silly afterall

    Got it - fair enough! I've crashed too while learning more advanced maneuvers in a large cornfield by my house.
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    Pilot's license requirement might not be so silly afterall

    Yeah, I'm new here so I don't know what the hot buttons are, but I'll try to avoid them and will try to avoid rekindling fires already put out!
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    Pilot's license requirement might not be so silly afterall

    Who said anything about you needing a Sports Pilot license to fly in public? The distinction is between recreational and commercial. You sure are right about flying a drone and flying a plane not being the same thing. Show me a guy who can say he crashed a plane 4 times where no one got hurt...
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    Pilot's license requirement might not be so silly afterall

    That's category 3 that hits the 30% threshold, but because of that higher potential for a level 3 injury, there are additional restrictions above and beyond Category 2. I focused on Category 2 because you mentioned 4 lbs and Category 2 mentions that craft in the range of 4-5 lbs would likely...
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    Pilot's license requirement might not be so silly afterall

    I don't think anyone thinks there is a need to squeeze in millions of additional commercial sUAS operators into the system. When you are talking about the mass of sUAS buyers and operators, again you are talking about model aircraft regs, not Part 107. I haven't seen anything that threatens...
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    Pilot's license requirement might not be so silly afterall

    My comments are addressing the proposed Part 107 regarding commercial use of sUAS. You may be confusing the rules and regs for Model Aircraft Operations (Model Aircraft Operations) with the recent report submitted by the micro UAS ARC on April 1, 2016, now being reviewed by the...