I took the online course and exam for the 107 yesterday and it does state that FSDO will "Designate" someone else to issue the Temporary Remote Pilot Certificate. Then I called my local FSDO and yep, they will be designating someone, meaning that FSDO will not be issuing the Temp Certificate themselves. I didn't get an answer as to who that might be.
Also, they said that CFIs will probably have an electronic method of verifying your ID and BFR (for part 61 certified pilots) by August so it could be as little as a couple of days to get your certificate through a CFI (via email). If it's the same CFI that does you BFR, he or she may do it for free (the CFI I use said he would do it for free since he is the one to do my BFR every time). He likes being an instructor and never went for a commercial job.
A friend of mine said that he tried to pass the online exam and it wouldn't let him go back to correct the questions he missed, but he did miss 10 of them so maybe it depends on how good or bad you score. I guess it could be that he missed some in two tries then it shut him down? (I won't ask that one). He will probably be able to go back and try it again when he logs in next time but I told him he should do a little more studying and research the source material first. Lol
I would say that if you can pass it in the first two rounds, it should work.
I made mine the first go round but I researched the source material first (for the two questions I wasn't sure about), after the exam it asked me to do a survey before they would let me print my certificate. I guess that's one way of making sure they get the feedback they want eh?
It's nope! No certificate till you fill out that survey!!! HaHa!!
Another thing is that the application for the temporary certificate won't be available until August so the online course and exam certificate is as far as you can go for now but that's it for part 61 pilots except for the application and a visit to your FSDO, CFI or ?
Oh, and FSDO said that you can take the online course and exam even if you haven't had your BFR (as long as you get it done before you fill out the application in August) The friend I mentioned hasn't had his BFR for nearly 10 years, he needs to get with it! He is a great VO though. He tried at least three times to get his PPL, he is a very determined fella, I'll give him that.
He knows I'm writing about him, he's sitting across the table from me right now and he's chuckling as he studies for his exam! Lol
Great attitude! We do have fun!
Oh, I'm still not sure exactly how my 333 will affect me just yet. I do know that you can fly over people as long as they are part of the crew "OR' you have written consent from those being filmed as active participants. You still need a waiver for TV or Motion Picture closed sets but you can do things like virtual tour videos for online stuff as long as there aren't too many participants or you can provide reasonable safe cover for them. The active VO crew has to be informed to shout out "Take Cover" to the other participants if needed. Still no word as to how many is too many.
I think they have a few kinks and bugs to work out like there is no determination for exactly how long your drone can be behind an obstruction, it just says "Briefly" and obtain VLOS ASAP (as soon as practical or.......immediately, wonder which one it's supposed to be? Maybe they realize most people are going to do as they please within reason either way).
Well.......for now, that's all I know about the 107 except for the major book they wrote about it.
I just took on a job doing virtual tour videos for 23 local parks (2 cities). It's for their websites. I made videos of 6 parks 3 years ago but they postponed any more till they finished with the upfits and building new ones. They finally finished them so now it's time for me to go back to it.
Most of the filming will be ground level using a motorized pan and tilt system, a MOVI, a dolly and track system, my lighting and audio recording gear (Zoom 4n and a couple of unidirectional shotgun mics for sound effects) and an OSMO Raw but all of the parks will have at least a small amount of aerials with the Inspires. 1 is huge so I'll be renting my newest favorite airplane, the RemosGX. What a sweet little 2 seater sport plane!! For those of you who have a current pilot's license (with current medical and BFR that is, the license itself never expires), you should try out the RemosGX! Sport pilots can fly them too as they are classified as LSA. I just like the way they handle and there's lots of door glass, not to mention the doors can be completely removed, great for video if you have a good gyro system, it's far better than any 152 or 172 I've ever flown! $105 an hour wet! Not bad at all!
2 of the parks are large sports complexes, I'll have to do the aerials on days during the week when there are no games.
Looks like I will be pretty busy for a while.
Joe