UPDATE: The New Rules Are Out! 6.21.16 - Press Release – DOT and FAA Finalize Rules for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
I found an article that best describes the new part 107 rules and what it means to you as a commercial or wanna-be commercial operators. Below is a tiny portion of the article. See the source below for the full information. It is a good read...
"One of the largest barriers preventing the average Joe from using UAVs for business in the United States has been the requirements of a Section 333 Exemption (allowing sUAS to fly without needing to meet standard aircraft airworthiness requirements) and a minimum of a sport pilot license. The Section 333 Exemption is not particularly burdensome, and there are several major companies which will offer to file the petition for you, for a fee. But the sport pilot license can take a long time and a lot of money to acquire, considering the rental rate for a Cessna 172R is around $150 per hour by the Hobbs meter, and that’s saying nothing of the cost to hire a certified flight instructor for the same amount of time.
So if you had given up on using drones for business, you were probably pretty excited to hear of the FAA’s recent notice of proposed rulemaking, called Part 107. Here are the highlights:
UAVs would be allowed to fly up to 100 mph and as high as 500 feet above ground level
Craft under a certain size and weight would be permitted to fly over people and property under certain conditions
Instead of attending flight school, operators would need to pass an FAA knowledge test and acquire a UAV operator’s certificate (which would require a biennial examination, just like a pilot’s license)
Operators would need to register their aircraft like GA airplanes, and would need to be vetted by the TSA.
The proposed rulemaking will remove several significant roadblocks preventing hobbyists from going professional for financial reasons. It will also expand the range of allowable activities for new and existing drone professionals. The full text of the NPRM summary can be found here. It is expected to pass in late June of 2016. If you feel like reading the entire notice, here it is."
Read the entire story here at the SOURCE:
http://www.hoversolutions.biz/2016/05/13/starting-a-drone-company-under-part-107-considerations-for-uav-pilots-who-want-to-go-pro/