I believe there is a height rule, under 400' does not require a license. Walter
On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 3:31 PM, Dan Petermann <d...@wyoming.com> wrote: > 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 >
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