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<blockquote data-quote="Andre Levite" data-source="post: 66698" data-attributes="member: 10850"><p>Part 107 costs $150 to take the exam if no other license is held. If you don't pass the fee is assessed again upon repeat exam. For this reason there are several prep course to help you pass the first time. There's a lot of material on the exam that refers to reading charts and other skills the hobbyists would not necessarily be familiar with. </p><p></p><p>Part of the motivation of this bill is to slow the proliferation of hobbyists drones into the sky. So a sizeable fee will likely be attached to the exam and that will cause some consumers to be hesitant to invest in a drone. </p><p></p><p>I think slowing the growth of the hobby and promoting safety and competency are beneficial to us all. But long term the money to be made from commercial use of drones will lead to more legislation that further marginalizes is hobbyists. </p><p></p><p>Amazon, Fedex and the like won't let amateurs occupy the airspace they want for big business. And the government (FAA) can carve up the space and sell it off just like the FCC does with radio frequency bandwidth. </p><p></p><p>I'm afraid that scenario is inevitable. Please tell me I'm wrong. Sounds awful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andre Levite, post: 66698, member: 10850"] Part 107 costs $150 to take the exam if no other license is held. If you don't pass the fee is assessed again upon repeat exam. For this reason there are several prep course to help you pass the first time. There's a lot of material on the exam that refers to reading charts and other skills the hobbyists would not necessarily be familiar with. Part of the motivation of this bill is to slow the proliferation of hobbyists drones into the sky. So a sizeable fee will likely be attached to the exam and that will cause some consumers to be hesitant to invest in a drone. I think slowing the growth of the hobby and promoting safety and competency are beneficial to us all. But long term the money to be made from commercial use of drones will lead to more legislation that further marginalizes is hobbyists. Amazon, Fedex and the like won't let amateurs occupy the airspace they want for big business. And the government (FAA) can carve up the space and sell it off just like the FCC does with radio frequency bandwidth. I'm afraid that scenario is inevitable. Please tell me I'm wrong. Sounds awful. [/QUOTE]
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