UAV license now required for ALL flying, regardless of age or UAV size June 2021

[Eclipse]

https://www.faa.gov/uas/recreational_fliers/knowledge_test_updates/
"All recreational flyers must pass an aeronautical knowledge and safety test and provide proof of test passage (the TRUST completion certificate) to the FAA or law enforcement upon request. The FAA's 2018 Reauthorization Bill (PDF) introduced new requirements for recreational pilots (see P.L. 115-254, Section 349 (PDF) – exception for limited recreational operations of unmanned aircraft)."
See Page 114 item (7): https://www.congress.gov/115/plaws/publ254/PLAW-115publ254.pdf

https://dronerush.com/faa-trust-certification-23043/
"...TRUST applies to all pilots that are flying for recreational purposes, no matter your age, no matter what drone you plan to fly, or where you plan to fly it (within the United States, of course.)

If you are not flying for hobby purposes, you will be deemed to be operating under Part 107 guidelines, which means you are the holder of a current Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate. Bottom line, effective immediately, you are required to possess at least one pilot's license before you can fly any drone."

Obviously this is a "value-add" situation like CB Radio, GMRS, or similar nearly impossible to
enforce situations involving items that can be purchased without limitations by the general public,
you're not likely to get "pulled over" by the UAV cops in your back yard with the $10 toy you
bought at the gas station, it'll just be another ticket or charge when you do something dumb, or
annoy the neighbor lady's cats, however an organization like CAP can't ignore this from either an
integrity or visibility standpoint. Its needs to be immediately incorporated in training plans for both
initial and catch-up training.

This is before you can hand Cadet Bago the controls and start showing him how they work,
and in a world where GES is too hard a row to ho, is likely going to a significant impediment
to using them in AE, let alone ES (which is largely irrelevant as that boat sailed so long ago it's making the return voyage).

[NovemberWhiskey]

The certificate never expires however if you lose your certificate you will need to re-take the test and obtain a new certificate. Neither the test administrator, nor the FAA, will maintain personally identifiable information about the recreational flyer so it is not possible to re-print or re-issue your original certificate.

Fascinating - the certificate is a bearer instrument and there's no retention of any data about who has been issued certificates.

This is before you can hand Cadet Bago the controls and start showing him how they work

At least for operations under Part 107 (not familiar with the TRUST framework), there's no problem with the remote pilot in command that is supervising operations allowing someone else to manipulate the controls as long as they're able to take direct control immediately.

[Eclipse]

At least for operations under Part 107 (not familiar with the TRUST framework), there's no problem with the remote pilot in command that is supervising operations allowing someone else to manipulate the controls as long as they're able to take direct control immediately.

Well therein lies the rub, if it's "not 107" then it requires the TRUST cert, which
looks to me like it was intended as a "before anything" certification by design with
no allowance for newb demos, or someone with a TRUST to be showing others their new toy.

I suppose by design all CAP ES-related training is 107, but not the average unit
that buys a UAV with unit funds for local activities.

[NovemberWhiskey]

I suppose by design all CAP ES-related training is 107, but not the average unit that buys a UAV with unit funds for local activities.

As long as the remote pilot in charge is certificated as a sUAS pilot under Part 107, they can choose to conduct the flight under Part 107 rules even if it would otherwise be a qualifying recreational flight ... if the unit doesn't have such a remote pilot ... then yeah that can be a problem by the sounds of it.

[LSThiker]

I am violating my own staying away.  Anyway, anyone else find this list lacking a particular aerospace education-oriented program:

he FAA has provided a list of institutes that are approved to offer the training and testing for TRUST. Please choose the vendor that most appeals to you.
(Disclosure: We're choosing UAV Coach to take the test for ourselves. UAV Coach provides the Drone Pilot Ground School Part 107 training program for which we are an affiliate partner.)

The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA)
The Boy Scouts of America
Chippewa Valley Technical College
Community College of Allegheny County – West Hills Center
Drone U
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU)
HSU Educational Foundation
Lake Area Technical College
Pilot Institute
Drone Launch Academy LLC
Proctorio Incorporated
Tactical Aviation
CrossFlight Sky Solutions
UAV Coach
University of Arizona Global Campus
Volatus Aerospace Corp

Seriously, is CAP going to jump on this?

[Eclipse]

https://www.cap.news/faa-sets-new-requirement-for-suas-operation/

"Any Civil Air Patrol member who flies a CAP-issued small Unmanned Aerial System recreationally is now required by the Federal Aviation Administration to take The Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST). This applies to all outdoor sUAS STEM Kits (Quadcopter, RC Aircraft and VTOL).

The test is free and can be taken online through the Academy of Model Aeronautics website by clicking the orange start button on the TRUST page.  CAP's aerospace education team strongly suggests all members flying sUASes, whether indoor or outdoor, to take the TRUST.

After completing the course and receiving your completion certificate, you must upload a copy to eServices. You must have your completion certificate on hand when flying an sUAS."

So that grounds the STEM kits at the local unit until cert'ed.

For whatever reason it hadn't occurred to me it would include those.

[etodd]

https://www.cap.news/faa-sets-new-requirement-for-suas-operation/

"Any Civil Air Patrol member who flies a CAP-issued small Unmanned Aerial System recreationally is now required by the Federal Aviation Administration to take The Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST). This applies to all outdoor sUAS STEM Kits (Quadcopter, RC Aircraft and VTOL).

The test is free and can be taken online through the Academy of Model Aeronautics website by clicking the orange start button on the TRUST page.  CAP's aerospace education team strongly suggests all members flying sUASes, whether indoor or outdoor, to take the TRUST.

After completing the course and receiving your completion certificate, you must upload a copy to eServices. You must have your completion certificate on hand when flying an sUAS."

Recreationally being the key word. Not applicable to Part 107 members who train and work missions, SAREX, etc.   This is primarily for those who fly the drones with the cadets.