Wouldn’t you have to have a pilot’s license to operate one of those things?
>>Wouldn’t you have to have a pilot’s license to operate one of those things?
Aircraft under the FAA’s 14 CFR Part 103 ultralight category does not require a pilot’s license to fly. There are helicopters, fixed-wing planes, and gliders that fall under this category.
“Wouldn’t you have to have a pilot’s license to operate one of those things?”
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If you can build a functional single person aircraft that weighs less than 254
pounds, you don’t need registration or a license in the US to get on or in it and fly.
You still have to obey all the flight rules though.
But...
if you build or buy a drone that weighs even less than 249 grams (8.7 ounces)
and make any money from flying it, it seems that you ARE required to have a
drone pilot’s license and register any and ALL of your drones, whether used
commercially or not. (And still obey all the flight rules.)
You can, however, get on and fly an ultra-lite aircraft, no license and
no registration and even bring your camera, and sell the video afterwards.