Update(11/24/2014)
FAA
The FAA may some day require some type of pilots license to commercially operate UAV safely in the National Air Space. With legislation expected by the end of the year, it seems like a good idea to start reviewing the FAA knowledge tests.https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/test_guides/
Check out the Recreational Pilot and Private Knowledge Test. This has resources covering airplanes, helicopters, gliders, balloons, and airships, all of which have useful information for safely and effectively operating a variety of aerial vehicles.
This resource has good information on learning the physics and prerequisite knowledge for flying.
http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/pilot_handbook/
DJI Phantom 2 Vision Plus
While DJI Phantom supports "no fly zones" of 5 miles around airports, it is very easy to overlook that this only includes class A and B airports. These are basically the large international airports. Smaller airports are not included. It is still possible to accidentally fly near an airport.Before flying in unknown areas, I recommend exploring the area with Google or Bing Maps to check for the presence of airports and other potentially hazards nearby. It's pretty easy to get swept up with the excitement of flying.
I did contact DJI about adding airports to the no fly zone and this is how they replied:
Dear DJI Customer,
Thank you for contacting DJI with your question about No Fly Zones.
Thank you for contacting DJI with your question about No Fly Zones.
Please see the websites below for quick reference. For further enquiries, please reply to this email with support@dji.com in CC, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
Category A No Fly Zones, including GPS Coordinates:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
http://www.worldairportawards.
Category B No Fly Zones, including GPS Coordinates:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
http://www.worldairportawards.
Thank you for flying with DJI.
Best Regards,
DJI Fly Safe Team
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