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Re:Qualcomm Report on LTE for Drones by mr337 on Thursday May 04, 2017 @09:32AM (#14264654)
This looks very interesting and I have two questions:

1. How much cost in data are we talking about? There are some benchmarks on what 10min of video uses. Are you able to get cell data cheaper than a normal consumer?

2. With a 107 certificate, is it legal to fly this past VLOS and without a visual observer? Trying to see how this works in the US.

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Re:Qualcomm Report on LTE for Drones by foobarbecue on Thursday May 04, 2017 @09:44AM (#14264736)
No, 107 does not permit flying beyond VLOS. That requires extra permission from the FAA through a waiver. (I have my part 107 remote pilot's license)
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