Recent content by Captain Gary

Even with a 107 certificate, for a commercial operation he would need written permission from the property owner to fly over his property. I'm pretty sure he would need to supply a certificate of insurance as well as his Part 107 license and the registration for the drone. That's what you need...

The FAA does control our airspace, they will tell you that you still need to check the local laws in your area. Here in New York, the laws vary by area, some towns here on Long Island are NO DRONE ZONES.

On a VFR sectional chart the surface up to 400 ft. AGL (above ground level) is Class G uncontrolled airspace, any altitude above that is Class E airspace, utilized by manned aircraft. I am a Part 107 pilot but even if I wasn't, I would never want to be the guy who flew his drone into the path of...