The magazine "Roofing Contracter" conduct a massive survey of roofing contracters and discovered that two-fifths of them are using drones in some capacity. Now for some, there is only two accurate footage for marketing purpose while others utilize drones to monitor job-sight safety or conduct remote roof inspect. However, many don't realize that the FAA, the Federal Aviation Administration, requires anyone using drones for a commercial purpose to be several things.

Firstly, you must pass an exam and hold a Part 107 certificate to fly commercially. Flying commercially is defined as an flight where the pilot or recipient of the pilot's services receives anything of value for the flight.

Secondly, you must register your drone with the FAA. Third, generally, you can only fly in class G air space which is simply the classification name for uncontrolled air space. Fourth, The pilot must maintain a visual line of sight on the drone. Lastly and rarely an issue, the drone must weigh less than 55 pounds at the time of takeoff including any payloads that are attached to the drones.

It is critical that businesses follow these steps laid out by the FAA to avoid incurring fines or even criminal charges from operating a drone illegally. The biggest hurdle for most pilots and businesses is the part 107 certification but there are number of resources that we at RapidView Technologies have compiled to make the part 107 process as simple as possible.

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