New FAA Recreational Drone Rules are Coming!

it's been about four years and the FAA is finally giving us a sneak peek into what the new rules are going to be for recreational drone Pilots let's dig into it [Music] [Music] thanks for stopping by it's good to see you so today let's talk about the rules for recreational drone pilots and the pending changes that the FAA is going to be implementing now a little bit of History the rules that are followed as a recreational drone pilot are not really FAA rules the FAA when it first came out with drone rules pretty much said that everything in the sky every drone every RC anything that they consider a drone has to follow part 107 rules and you need the part 107 certificate all those types of things like we normally talk about however Congress then came and said well really as Congress we see that there should be an exception for people are just flying for fun recreational Pilots and Congress carved out this exception this very small exception for recreational Pilots which is the 44 809 rule set that we follow today as recreational Pilots now the FAA cannot change us directly yes indeed it takes an act of Congress to change these rules because that came through Congress that didn't come through the FAA however the Congress did give the FAA the ability to guide what rules or what safety guidelines should be followed in pursuant of this recreational exception or the 44809 now the rules that we follow as recreational Pilots are these eight that are in the rule set that are either on the website or on the documents that I'm going to talk about here the 44 809 rule set and of course anytime I mention the rules and things like that I will put a link down below so if you want to go ahead and look up the details on that we'll have those in the description below the exception or the kind of caveat if you will and I've talked about that in other videos as well is that there's kind of this sneaky rule number two and this rule number two says that you will operate your drone in accordance with the rules of a community-based organization now up until this time there have been no cbo's named by the FAA because the FAA didn't really Define what they were going to accept or they probably didn't know themselves well the FAA has finally came out with a new advisory circular and if you're not familiar with what those are it's a way for the FAA to give further information or guidance on rules that might exist so in this new advisory circular 91-57c this is the one where they finally Define what they're going to accept in community-based organizations so let's just run down what the cbo's are going to have to include in their guidelines that are going to have to be followed by us as recreational pilots in that pesky rule number two so first adequate protections and mitigations to prevent the UA from causing harm to any person this may include restrictions on operations over people establishing buffer areas between planned flight path and any people in the area limitations and ground access to area for certain activities as racing so number two talks about modifying the Drone and the undercarriage to carry hazardous materials or weapons I don't think most of are going to have a problem with that number three is prohibition on engaging in careless or Reckless Behavior Number Four FAA recommends safety guidelines provide information to recreational flyers on how they become aware of restricted airspace and prohibited airspace the FAA encourages cbos to include in their guidelines as appropriate information concerning pre-flight assessments flight planning Hazard identification techniques and scanning techniques for aircraft and other people entering an area of operation now this may include detailed example of PreFlight checklist number six the FAA recommends the guidelines for in-flight safety remind recreational Flyers to assess the performance of the UA continually changing weather conditions and watch for unexpected people or aircraft in the area of operation guidelines instruct recreational Flyers to be familiar with the automated features the unit may have so a pre-flight checklist for instance is something that 107 Pilots have been introduced to with the certificate but has never really been talked about for the recreational pilot number seven post-flight safety guidelines for post flight inspection may include encouraging recreational Flyers to review the flight and consider unplanned events occurred so post flight safety making a post-flight assessment likely documenting that to see what happened and how you can change it for the next time another piece of inspection work that typically is reserved for 107 Pilots they've also added a brand new full section on fpv so one guidelines that fpv Flyers be proficient in operating a UA without fpv equipment prior to starting fpv flights two guidelines for pre-flight inspections of the fpv's device video control power source and mechanical systems before each flight so number three talks about guidance for vo specifically so this would be kind of a rule set for Vos of fpv would be to include guidance such as informing The Observer how to main V loss at all times scan the surrounding air base for hazards and be able to see aircraft with unaided vision of course so in a nutshell what this part is saying is that the fpv pilot is going to be responsible to make sure that the vo has the guidance needed and the training needed to properly be a vo for this flight number four guidelines about co-location of Vos with the fpv Flyers such as requiring Vos be in direct communication with the fpv flyer without the use of technological assistance and without creating a distraction to the recreational flyer number five talks about the fpv flyer needs to see the aircraft through the entire flight number six guidelines for communication such as requiring the fpv flyer and the Vos have pre-planned Communications and procedures to ensure the UA remains under control and within V loss during the event when the safe operation of the aircraft is in question now this guideline is something that 107 Pilots have to do already and one of the most recent ones that I can remember specifically was when I applied and received the waiver for night flying before we had the exception to fly at night and that specifically had procedures you had to have in place to train all of your Vos and all the people in your crew so that they understood the procedures of what was to happen and what their role was and then you had to test them on it and keep those tests and if they got anything wrong on the little test as they are pick you had to correct with them and then show that you went through and you had to keep those on file so if anybody came up and asked about your flight and your plans you had to prove that they were trained and capable of being a vo based on your paperwork so this is interesting that this is included in this way so I wonder if some of the cbo's are going to require written guidelines or written tests written procedures so that you can ensure that your vo understands the rules the next paragraph talks about benefits of record keeping for further recommendations now again they're talking about record-keeping of Maintenance documents again typically something that was reserved for 107 Pilots historically guidance regarding frequency of checking for software updates guidelines for checking flight critical systems I.E rotors batteries controls for damage prior to flight and guidance to repair replace those discrepancies if damage is found guidance to test control links prior to flight guidelines for moving Parts such as servos and rotors to be moved freely guidance for all systems to have adequate energy Supply meaning The Battery Source guidance that guidance systems and instruments must be accurate in performing as expected and of course they're talking about GPS guidance that automated features return to home things like that are functioned correctly and as expected guidance for carrying external loads guidelines for flying site suitably such as checking for expected flight path of other people aircraft and obstacles Max 3325 talks about night flying recreational Flyers reviews must maintain V loss throughout the flight including when operations at night FAA strongly recommend cbo's develop comprehensive safety guidelines that include equipping uas with anti-collision lights that can be seen from three statute miles and arranged lights in such a way that allows recreational Flyers to determine the orientation and flight path of the aircraft Night Flight presents visual perception challenge to aircraft operators cbos are highly encouraged to include guidelines to make recreational fires aware of those now the next whole section is how they're going to recommend that the Flyer's medical condition is is sound alcohol and drug use and safety guidelines things like that same thing with the next section they talk about emergency procedures kind of what you do if something happens and you lose propulsion what happens when you lose your GPS or you lose sight maybe a loss of connection or if there's a battery fired unexpected weather so the next section of Interest here is the safety incident reporting program this is something we talked about kind of ingest a little bit in the past that the FAA was recommending that there be a reporting program that if a a drone crashed or you had an unexpected event you take the tree or you hit the ground you bounced or what have you that there would be some reporting structure in place so that all of these types of things could be logged again more paperwork or more logging for you the recreational pilot they're leaving that in the hand of the CBO to potentially create some type of event reporting program that would be required as part of the recreational pilot rules so these aren't in place at the moment but what this does is it tells us what's really likely going to be required as guidelines and rules for us to follow as recreational Pilots so what that means in a nutshell is that when you get to that pesky rule number two there's going to be this list of guidelines and rules that you're going to need to follow to be in compliance with the larger set of rules as a recreational pilot and also lastly don't forget I know I've talked about this before but if you're ever approached by law enforcement or an unlikely case somebody from the FAA if they ask you what CPU are you following and explain those rules to me that's what you're following this is going to be pretty tough so certainly I had recommended before printing out the CBO guidelines and having them with you and being able to grab them because if somebody approaches you uh from law enforcement the police a park ranger FAA and they ask you what rules you're following I would freeze up I would be nervous I wouldn't remember exactly what I'm doing I would never be able to recall those I would rather pull out a document and say this is what I'm following and let them prove that you didn't follow it and of course that's a whole different scenario if they're saying that you weren't however it is part of the rules that you must be able to say which CBO you're following and what rules you're following within that CBO so I'm just going to add my two cents to this whole scenario here obviously they're going to strong arm the cbo's to complying with what the FAA wants in those rules or the FAA simply won't accept them as an allowable CBO to follow as this rule number two uh requires that we do so this is the way the FAA is going to exert to influence on the rule that they really don't have the authority to do which is a little sneaky and a little underhanded it's a little disappointing to be honest I think the exception for recreational Flyers could be very simple keep it safe so when the guy is flying this backyard just over the kids you don't have to worry what CBO guideline you're following and all that junk I think it's probably just got it really complicated which is unfortunate I don't think they needed to do that so that's all I have for today for these rules I wanted to let you know that they're coming that these are going to be what's going to be in there because they won't be an approved CBO wink wink not nod from the FAA if you don't follow our suggested uh rules here so let me know in the comments what do you think about these new rules or a surprise not a big deal you don't think it'll ever happen and of course when the first CBO comes out and said here's our guidelines and the FAA approves them and we have official approved CBO which I expect to happen pretty fast I will be going through that rule set from the CBO to see how it follows these guidelines and I will make sure that I bring it to you guys so if you're not subscribed already make sure that you do so that when that comes out you guys will be notified right away so that we can learn about those together of course if you learned anything new or found something interesting please be sure to hit that like button really do appreciate it and until next time and next video good flying

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Length: 13min 18sec (798 seconds)

Published: Mon Nov 07 2022