Remote Pilot Association

I was listening to a podcast, can’t remember the name, and the host was reading a letter from a listener about how they were going to start a business as soon as this person “saved enough money to purchase a top of the line equipment, get a business license, consult with an attorney, secure insurance, buy a domain name,” and twenty other things that just “had to be done.” The host of the podcast sunk his teeth into the question by responding that nothing on the list had anything to do with an immediate need and that what the budding small businessperson need to do was to start making money. IMHO, I think he hit the nail on the head, because it’s so easy to get hung up on the details that don’t matter, at least not in the short term.                                                                          ...

  Drone regulations are becoming more complicated by the minute. In this article we will dispel some of the misconceptions and outline what you need to know to fly legal and safe. Regulators, along with industry participation, develop a basic framework of rules, then as issues arise, like accidents and incidence, regulations are expanded to meet the new need. However, regulations are not born with the simple stroke of a pen, it consists of a process of establishing a Noticed of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), allowing the public to comment and regulators respond to comments way before a regulation makes it to the books. Much of our discussion will center on recreational drone pilots. However, we will encapsulate the resources necessary for those wanting to make money with their drone by earning commercial Remote drone Pilot certification (a.k.a. Part 107, as in the regulation covering the topic, certification).    Due to the mass of folks flying in places where they shouldn’t...