A uas pilot discovered during a postflight far review that his takeoffs; landings; and hover flight ...

Attributes
ACN	1416218
Time
Date	201701
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Operating Under FAR Part	Other 101
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 14000
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

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 east 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.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 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).

Narrative: 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.

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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).