UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150; Flight Crew Total 14000
Confusion; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Procedure
After thorough review of new Part 107 I believed that no notification of uncontrolled airports was required. I reviewed charts and knew I was well away from B; C; D and E airspace and solidly within Class G. No people were around and no aircraft were anywhere to be seen. I did a few takeoffs and landings and hovering at low altitude. Only after later reading online blogs and further review did I understand that my operation had probably been under Part 101 and that prior notification had been required. Some parts of the FAA website are clearer than others. On the FAA.gov website I saw that no pilot license was required for recreational drone flying. And I reviewed the airspace requirements on the FAA summary of Part 107. I had registered and marked my drone with my UAS Certificate number.
A UAS pilot discovered during a postflight FAR review that his takeoffs; landings; and hover flight near a private uncontrolled airport may have violated FAR 101.41(e).