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The NC study guide specifically says the FAA controls the NAS. Best I can figure since you take off and land in NC the state Department of Transportation says they can regulate you. The test isn’t that bad and ,so far, it’s free. More Bureaucracy! BTW our Raleigh City Council decided to get...

Thanks for the info. Fly mostly in the Piedmont but in summer visit the Mountains. Beautiful shots up there, mountains and rivers. Safe flying!

Just learned NCDOT (Dept. of Transportation), Division of Aviation is requiring an on line test to be certified in NC. Has anyone taken this test? What does it cover? More Permits...More Paperwork..More..More...More! Thanks..

Get an FAA Sectional Chart & learn how to read it. There’s no such as a “Custom Airspace “.

I used Remote Pilot 101 to pass the initial test. Their support just told me we do have to retest for renewal. However, the test will be 40 questions instead of 60. Time will be an hour and a half. There will be additional questions. Renewals start in August. RP 101 will be updating their...

FAA Certified Drone Pilot Or depending on the venue Will that be Paper or Plastic!

There’s a difference between an authorization and a waver. Ck the FAA site or ck out the explanation on utube. Even after getting a 107... nothing easy . Just have to work the system. Last authorization I received had a question about the approval. Actually got a call from the “FAA” office...

If you can pass 107 you can learn to operate a radio...If You Need to. It's not rocket science....but a skill that can come in handy.

Folks, after retiring from a major US University I learned a couple of things. In all matters there's the right way, The wrong way and (in this case) the FAA way of doing things. Either follow the regs or get busted. Are they fair? Maybe not, but they are The regs until they get changed. You can...

There has been a lot of discussion about getting permission from the FAA to fly UAS commercially in the NAS. Below is an interesting interview with an FAA official who's aware of the problem and trying to fix it. It's a little long but informative.