Mark The Droner
Second Officer
Flight distance : 2917 ft
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Okay so you meant to register as a hobbyist? And you accidentally registered under 107? It's not all your fault due to the misleading description under Sec 336 - "I need to register my small unmanned aircraft to fly with an aero-modeling club..." This is not worded correctly and it confuses many. To add to the confusion, FAA includes the word "recreation" under their Part 107 registration heading, which is not technically incorrect, but it certainly leads to added confusion since the word "recreation" is not in the Sec 336 heading. It's almost as if FAA is trying to be deliberately confusing.
Bottom line is:
Hobbyists should register under Sec 336. It's $5. They only do it once - it's good for three years. They must adhere that particular registration number on each of their aircraft, regardless of the number of models they own.
Licensed UAS (i.e. Part 107) pilots must register each of their UAS aircraft and have to pay $5 for each registration. Also good for three years. Each aircraft owned by a Part 107 operator will have a unique FA number and will be specifically and independently registered.
But, if a hobbyist accidentally/mistakenly registered under Part 107, he may use that FA number as his hobbyist registration number. This is what FAA told somebody else who also made the error, according to a thread I read. I suspect there are a lot of people making this mistake.
The important thing is, your aircraft is marked with an FA number.
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