Commercial drone operators in Mobile County follow FAA 14 CFR Part 107: hold a Remote Pilot Certificate, register the aircraft, fly below 400 feet, keep line of sight. Alabama adds no commercial license, but Ala. Code 13A-7-91 still bars flying near prisons.
Any drone flight for business in Mobile County - real estate photos in Saraland, port and roof inspections in Mobile, coastal surveys near Bayou La Batre - 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 or fly under a certificated pilot's direct supervision. Operators register the drone, stay below 400 feet, keep visual line of sight, and obtain LAANC authorization in the controlled airspace around Mobile Regional Airport. Alabama issues no separate commercial drone license, but Ala. Code 13A-7-91 still makes flying near a Department of Corrections facility a Class C felony.
Flying commercially without a Remote Pilot Certificate exposes operators to FAA civil penalties reaching tens of thousands of dollars. Flying near a state prison under Ala. Code 13A-7-91 is a Class C felony.
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