[raybbr]

“If you’re flying for a hobby, then you’re not aircraft and not covered by anything the FAA would say unless you’re endangering something,” Taylor said.

Because the FAA has yet to publish its regulations for commercial drone use, it has instead instructed any operator looking to fly a drone for nonhobby use to attain a Section 333 exemption.
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“To operate under a [Section 333] exemption, you have to have a pilot’s license. That’s a big barrier to a guy who just wants to fly a $1,200 multirotor device,” Hanson told The Daily Signal. “There are a number of people out there flying under the radar, and they’re playing ‘catch me if you can.’”

So, you can fly a drone as a hobby without a license. But if you take one picture you have to have 333 exemption which requires a pilot's license.

WE need more laws and regulations!

[IYAS9YAS]

So, you can fly a drone as a hobby without a license. But if you take one picture you have to have 333 exemption which requires a pilot's license.

Does this rule apply to old-style radio-controlled aircraft? If not, then the FAA can bugger off.

[wally_bert]

I’d like to get a drone but it’s reasons like this, I don’t plan to. I’d want to put a go pro on it. A camera platform is the only reason I would want a drone.