Hey hey from Indiana! (and my first question)

[Stormywaters]

Hey guys! I've flown some in the past with friends but I am just now starting out on my own. I bought in with the much slammed Gopro Karma because I landed a great deal on it and I love the fact the camera and gimbal were detachable, making those two items almost worth the price alone. Anyway, I'm probably going to end up asking a lot of dumb questions here in the start but I will try my best to research for answers and browse the topics before I make any posts.

I'll just ask my first question here I suppose because it is pretty general. I am seeing A LOT of conflicting info on if you need to obtain a Remote Pilot Certificate just to fly recreationally or as a hobby. I obviously already registered my drone with the FAA and got squared away there but having to go through the course and take a test for hobby use, this is the first I have heard of it. Has this changed in the past year? Why all the conflicting info? Thanks!

 

[JCLs]

If you fly under the FAA guidelines provided when you register your aircraft and you do not do anything commercial you do not need anything else.


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[Stormywaters]

alright! Thanks for the reply. I think I will eventually go take my test so I can be more knowledgeable and certified in my hobby and possibly move to other things with it down the road but as for right now I just wanted to make sure nothing has changed or no new laws were passed that I missed about just flying for hobby.