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You can download the final HR302 in .pdf here:

https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr302/BILLS-115hr302enr.p...

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Some salient points:

§ 44809 /a/7: The operator has passed an aeronautical knowledge and safety test described in subsection (g) and maintains proof of test passage to be made available to the Administrator or law enforcement upon request

§ 44809 /c/7: Persons operating unmanned aircraft [in controlled areas, eg, near airports] shall make the location of the fixed site known to the Administrator and shall establish a mutually agreed upon operating procedure with the air traffic control facility.

Plus authorization of local micromanagement by 'State, local, and Tribal governments' which can submit applications

Sec. 351:

- prohibiting operations in connection with community or sporting events that do not remain in one place (for example, parades and running events).

- prohibiting flight during specified morning and evening rush hours or only permitting flight during specified hours such as daylight hours, sufficient to ensure

Didn't see any age restrictions on a cursory scan. Rather than setting up a new testing bureaucracy, don't see couldn't they use the existing amateur radio VE pool? Just use General or Extra who already passed the new FAA test.



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