Tonights meeting was a presentation by Jeff, KB3SPH, on his newest acquisition of a DJI drone. He covered the various licenses you may need in order to fly a drone, depending on if it was recreational or more serious stuff. He also covered his study and taking of the Part-107 license. For that, he made use of a site called “Pilot Institute”.
What is nice is that they also have a link to register for the TRUST (or The Recreational UAS Safety Test). The TRUST is free but you have to abide by 9 rules to be able to fly under this license class. If you can’t abide by all 9 rules, then you’ll need a Part-107 license.
Drones that weight more than 250grams (.55 pounds) need to be registered with the FAA and if you fly under a Part-107, then each drone will need their own registration. The drones also need to be capable of transmitting identifying information, but this capability is built into the newer drones.
Jeff also demo’s some different phone apps that help you determine any restrictions to the airspace, based on your location, along with any alerts and warnings that may be applicable.
He then pulled the drone out of its protective box, set it up and gave a demo in the confines of the meeting area.
The boxed drone 
then set up on the floor
