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by arnarbi 3297 days ago
You are talking about part 107 operations. I was talking about part 101. You can fly in any airspace (because as a hobbyist you're not expected to know airspaces). But you must notify airports within 5 miles, which has nothing to do with airspace.

> Calling the local tower/airport as a hobbyist is a bad idea.

Please do the spread misinformation like that. You can be perfectly safe if you follow the rules even within the 5 mile radius.

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Apologies. My mistake. At multiple time during part 107 training they told us not to bug ATC. I didn't realize that the hobbyist restrictions indicated differently.
Ah, I'm sorry for the tone in my comment.

Btw even as 107 certified, you can still always opt to operate a flight as a hobbyist, as long as you meet the 101 criteria (non-commercial, LOS, etc.)