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Aloha DroneCity,
My earlier response to you about your age turns out to apply to hobbyist and recreational operators. So your age may be a problem. But, problems were intended to be solved one way or the other.
The new commercial rules do not become effective until August as noted earlier. Until then, the FAA is putting processes and procedures in place for Part 107 Certification (and Exemptions). There will be testing and vetting for the certification and study materials developed in that time. The Part 107 Exemption is for micro UAS operators - Phantom fliers. And you will not have to get a pilots license to fly a Phantom commercially.
The Part 107 Exemption is made up of waivers. The applicant has to justify why a waiver applies to their type of flying. An applicant can get a waiver for almost any part of the new rules. It is surprising when you look at the parts of Part 107 you can get a waiver for. In your case, you should email or call the FAA sUAS administrator and inquire if you can apply for an age waiver. With parental support and good performance on the testing for certification, they may encourage you to try. If the only thing you fail is the age test, it would be hard for the FAA to not give you an age waiver.
Look at this thread I started about the Part 107 waivers for exceptions;
http://forum.dji.com/thread-56158-1-2.html
Look closely at the fifth listing under "Top Tasks". Then look at the "Operating Rules" and way down at the bottom, look at the very fine print and see what it says. It is going to take some time (until August) for all the programs to come on line, but the FAA sUAS web page is there to help you get in the air commercially.
There is plenty out there that you are going to have to study if you want the exemption, and much of it is already available, but not in study form (by August it will be in study form). This 624 page document contains the "Final Part 107 Rules" and explains why the rules are in place. Just what you need to know.
http://www.faa.gov/uas/media/RIN_2120-AJ60_Clean_Signed.pdf
If you download it, you can search it way more easily than while it is on line. Use the "Control F" function and enter your search word or words (it accepts at least 2) in the box that opens up on the upper right. (You can also customize the screen for easy viewing if you take some time to do it.)
If you choose to start from the beginning and just plow through the full 624 pages like you would a Harry Potter or Twilight book, do not let the confusing parts stop you. Keep a note pad and just write the page and subject and then come back to it later. Sometimes, if you just keep reading, the confusion of what you read earlier becomes simpler and more clear to you.
There is so much discussion about how come the rules were made and who commented about what and why, that it gets real interesting - especially to a 14 year old drone operator. You will really understand what it takes and what it means to be a commercial UAS operator by the time you are done. And if you can tell the FAA sUAS administrator that you read the whole 624 pages, and he quizzes you right there on the phone, that administrator is going to help you get the exemption.
You can do it!
Aloha and Drone On! |
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