so i just got my part 107 a few months ago and i mostly fly in my home state but im planning a road trip this summer and want to bring my mavic along for some landscape shots. i registered with the FAA already and have my number on the drone but my buddy was telling me some states have their own rules on top of the federal stuff and now im second guessing whether ive done enough. like do i need to do something separately for each state i pass through or is the FAA registration basically good everywhere? i tried googling but i get a mix of answers and some of the articles are from like 2019 so i dont know whats still current

your FAA registration covers you federally and thats the main thing for airspace, but states and localities absolutely can layer their own rules on top and some do. like Florida has rules around critical infrastructure, California has stuff around state parks and wildfires, and a bunch of cities have their own ordinances that go beyond federal. the FAA controls the airspace but they dont control what you can take off and land from on the ground level, thats where state and local law comes in. so id honestly look up each state you're planning to spend significant time flying in before you go. the Aloft app or B4UFLY can help you check airspace but they dont always catch local ground rules so its worth digging into the actual state statutes if you're going somewhere you plan to fly a lot

yeah same thing happened to me when i drove up to Oregon last fall, thought i was good and then found out the specific park i wanted to fly at had a complete ban even for part 107 operators. cost me like 45 minutes of research i should have done before leaving lol. just check ahead of time and when in doubt ask the land manager directly, rangers are usually pretty reasonable if you explain youre certified and not just some rando with a toy