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If you are a Part 107 pilot, yes...you would need to get a waiver.

I think you also have to be within 400 feet of the structure horizontally, under FAA Part 107.

I have this item on one of our Inspires. A little on the pricey side, but you sure can see it... Flying Ag Inspire 1 Extreme Visibilty Graphics Kit

The 3DR sim is actually pretty good. You can fly through buildings, around trees, around the Statue of Liberty, etc.. Much better than the featureless DJI GO sim.

Bring them down...so to speak ;-)

Interesting that the UK requires demonstration of competency as well as knowledge. In actuality, I am all for that level of assessment and would be supportive of it in the US.

If they are commercial inspections under Part 107, they are not allowed.

Good advice. In most states, the manager or person in charge of the private property is allowed to act for the owner and can either give or deny permission. Even if you launch from off of their property, it's a good idea to clear it with a manager/person in charge.

I got my email about 10 days after taking and passing the test. I had started the IACRA application before taking the test, though.

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I'd play it safe and notify them if you are within 8 SM. Here is a good resource.

Well, I'm not an attorney...nor do I play one on TV. That said, I think that having a flight operations manual for your commercial enterprise detailing safety steps and mitigating risk would be a good start. Within it, you could detail how you would mitigate purposefully flying directly over...

The obvious concern is the safety of those being flown over. I think the route to go is to come up with some ways to protect people you may be flying over, document that and ask for a waiver, as that is one of the sections for which one can get a waiver. Yes, it appears that flying offset to...

The short answer to your question appears to be "No...you can't." From the final rule: " § 107.39 Operation over human beings. No person may operate a small unmanned aircraft over a human being unless that human being is: (a) Directly participating in the operation of the small unmanned...

After some research, the manual states that some of the "supported lenses" offer zoom for still photos only. But, the manual doesn't state how this is accomplished.