To use one commercially you will need to have a UAV license from the FAA. It takes about a month of studying and $150.00 for the test. Fines are very high, especially as the FAA is looking to make examples of people to discourage breaking the law.
Even recreational use requires the drone to be registered with the FAA, unless it weighs less than 1/2 a pound. No flights are authorize within 5 miles of an airport unless you get tower permission first. There are a myriad of rules that people are breaking every day. Flights within a TFR could result in prison time. I got my license last month. On Apr 11, 2017, at 11:58 AM, David Jones <d...@nglconnection.com> wrote: > Good day, I am trying to list out all the uses for a drone to justify buying > one. > > Here are a few that I have come up with: > > 1. New tower site surveys. we are running into areas that our standard 45' > tower will not cut it. (I know its short but hey we have elevation changes > from 7200' to 8600' in less than 3 miles.) a drone could be used to determine > how high a tower needs to be to get the best coverage. > > 2. Tower maintenance. We have a water tower that we are on that is no longer > in use nor maintained. The top ladder is about to fall off and we need to get > it repaired. A drone can take the needed pictures from the top to help us > determine what parts/bolts/welder we need to fix it. That would save a trip > with an 80' bucket truck so we only will need it once. > > What else can anyone think of for use of a drone? What would justify the cost > to make it clearly a tool and not a toy? > > -- > David Jones > NGL Connection > 307-288-5491 ext 702 > _______________________________________________ > Wireless mailing list > Wireless@wispa.org > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless _______________________________________________ Wireless mailing list Wireless@wispa.org http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
