Subj : Other Ham Radio News
To   : All
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Mon Jul 12 2021 07:49:33

From a QST from the Portage County Amateur Radio Service (PCARS) Club
in Ravenna, Ohio:

PCARS Members:

I know that there are a few members that fly drones, and some do it to
inspect yagis that are on TALL towers. Here is something that you show
know:

Drones are increasingly used as tools for getting antenna wires into
trees, surveying site lines, and so on.

To legally fly a drone in the United States for non-commercial purposes,
one must have passed TRUST - The Recreational UAS Safety Test (URL below).

Free training for this is now available, after which someone can take
the test from one of the (currently) 16 organizations that can administer
the test. (DPReview -- URL below)

TRUST: https://www.faa.gov/uas/recreational_fliers/knowledge_test_updates/

DPReview: https://www.dpreview.com/news/4668719994/faa-releases-trust-free-
online-training-required-for-recreational-pilots-to-fly-legally

(above URL all on one line).

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From what I understand, flying a drone WITHOUT having done the TRUST
course, can get you into big trouble with the law.

I personally have no interest in doing such (flying drones), and don't
have any. But, I understand they can be quite expensive.

Daryl, WX4QZ
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