**An Important Note** The total weight of your drone must include all required attachments, including but not limited to: required prop guards, an anti-collision light, and a Remote ID broadcast module. If the drone weighs more than 0.88lbs (399g), and up to 3.5lbs ( 1,500g), it needs to have an ASTM certified parachute recovery system.
I got mine and it's a blanket waiver good for one year, it took about 2 months for my Mini 4 Pro. I had to provide them with exact takeoff weight with the included prop guards, strobe and long range battery, all of which came to right at 375 grams.
You could make a video covering (currently available ASTM certified parachutes for drones >399g and) planned ASTM certified parachutes for popular models that will release in the next year, after contacting the manufacturers. It'd be really useful to know since, for example, the Mavic 3 Enterprise for which there is a chute isn't very common.
I believe my application suffered a technical glitch upon submission. My denial came yesterday and it said that I had not included the weight of the drone as well as some other fields that I KNOW I completed. I was shocked when I read it because I took great care in weighing my drone with all the required accessories and entering it onto the website. So am not sure what happened, but the FAA sent me a "How was the process" survey and I am for sure going to let them know!
Good luck getting this waiver. Most aren't approved unless you have a parachute and prop guards. A parachute for a Mavic 3 Enterprise is close to $2000.
Currently, it seems that they just cover Categories 1-4 right now. We haven't heard anything from students about them covering this waiver specifically.
My understanding is that you cannot have sustained flight over people without the part 107 and waiver. If you are flying rec and have completed all FAA requirements like registration, TRUST cert, etc, then it is acceptable to PASS over people in transit to or from an unpopulated area for flight. To be clear though, this is a VERY grey zone at the state by state level.
@@originalfakeaddressofcourse this is incorrect. Sustained flight and transitioning is all considered oop and would need a categorized drone or waiver and part 107. Any time you are over a person or person in a moving vehicle it’s considered oop
Recreational pilots are not allowed to fly over people under the recreational guidelines of the community based organizations. Operational waivers (like this one) are only available to individuals who hold a Remote Pilot Certificate and need to fly 'outside' of the Part 107 rule set.
