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AllaN01Bear

(18,327 posts)
Thu Aug 5, 2021, 03:57 PM Aug 2021

just bought a drone yesterday. pocket air drone .

bought it at harbour freight . i asked the clerk if it needed to be registered and he got on his device and went to the faa gram o meter site and said no. the drone fits in the palm of my hand and has a range of 80" any tips and kinks for a new drone captain?
thanks. have a grand day.

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just bought a drone yesterday. pocket air drone . (Original Post) AllaN01Bear Aug 2021 OP
Things to know Inkey Aug 2021 #1
Great fun! Find a child to teach you how to use it. CoopersDad Aug 2021 #2
A range of 80 inches? luv2fly Aug 2021 #3
see link Ferrets are Cool Aug 2021 #4
a buddy who flys drones commercially said that taking the part 107 test was hard too. AllaN01Bear Aug 2021 #5
That looks like fun Nittersing Aug 2021 #6

Inkey

(183 posts)
1. Things to know
Thu Aug 5, 2021, 04:06 PM
Aug 2021

Watch out for trees. Check for wind gusts. Stay low for a while until you get a feel for the controls.
If it has a camera experiment once you got the controls down pat. Enjoy !!!

CoopersDad

(2,198 posts)
2. Great fun! Find a child to teach you how to use it.
Thu Aug 5, 2021, 04:07 PM
Aug 2021

They'll be flipping it and doing tricks before you or I can even figure out how to charge it!

$18.99 well worth the price!

Ferrets are Cool

(21,109 posts)
4. see link
Thu Aug 5, 2021, 04:25 PM
Aug 2021
https://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/news_story.cfm?newsId=22615

No you do not need a license to fly this particular drone. Drones that weigh less than 0.55 lbs (0.25kg) are considered mini-drones, and they don’t need Part 107 license.

I am a licensed drone operator. I fly every day for my job. That damned 107 was one of the hardest tests I've ever taken. They wrote it for real pilots.
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