title_body: Isn’t flying FPV drones illegal accoding to FAA rules? I understand there is First Person View (FPV) drone flying which involves putting on a headset and controlling the drone from the live camera feed,
  
  The FAA Rules For Unmanned Aircraft Part 107 state:
  
  
    Visual line-of-sight (VLOS) only; the unmanned aircraft must remain within VLOS of the remote pilot in command and the
    person manipulating the flight controls of the small UAS.
  
  
  If that is true, then surely FPV flying is illegal as you don’t maintain a visual line of sight with the aircraft?
upvoted_answer: FPV is not actually illegal because that document also states: 
  
  
    Part 107 does not apply to model aircraft that satisfy all of
    the criteria specified in section 336 of Public Law 112-95.
  
  
  and the criteria specified in section 336 of Public Law 112-95 is:
  
  
    (1) the aircraft is flown strictly for hobby or recreational use;
    
    (2) the aircraft is operated in accordance with a community-based set
    of safety guidelines and within the programming of a nationwide
    community-based organization;
    
    (3) the aircraft is limited to not more than 55 pounds unless
    otherwise certified through a design, construction, inspection, flight
    test, and operational safety program administered by a community-based
    organization;
    
    (4) the aircraft is operated in a manner that does not interfere with
    and gives way to any manned aircraft; and
    
    (5) when flown within 5 miles of an airport, the operator of the
    aircraft provides the airport operator and the airport air traffic
    control tower (when an air traffic facility is located at the airport)
    with prior notice of the operation (model aircraft operators flying
    from a permanent location within 5 miles of an airport should
    establish a mutually-agreed upon operating procedure with the airport
    operator and the airport air traffic control tower (when an air
    traffic facility is located at the airport)).
  
  
  This is essentially saying that if it is a recreational drone, follows community guidelines, is not more than 55lbs, doesn't interfere with manned aircraft, and notice is given to airports before flying within 5 miles of them, that FPV is perfectly Legal