Commercial drone operators across Monroe County follow FAA 14 CFR Part 107: hold a Remote Pilot Certificate, register the aircraft, fly below 400 feet, and keep visual line of sight. Pennsylvania Act 78 of 2018 bars any township or county drone permit.
Any drone flight for business in Monroe County, from resort photography at Camelback and Kalahari to roof inspections and Pocono land surveys, falls under FAA 14 CFR Part 107. Section 107.12 requires the person at the controls to hold a Remote Pilot Certificate with a small UAS rating. Operators register the aircraft, stay below 400 feet, and keep visual line of sight. Pennsylvania adds no statewide commercial drone license, and 53 Pa.C.S. 305, from Act 78 of 2018, blocks the county and its townships from imposing any drone permit of their own. The state crime under 18 Pa.C.S. 3505 still applies. Stay clear of the non-towered Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport at Mount Pocono.
The FAA enforces Part 107 with civil penalties of tens of thousands for flying commercially without a Remote Pilot Certificate. Pennsylvania can charge unlawful drone use under 18 Pa.C.S. 3505, but no township may require or revoke a drone permit.
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