While Federal laws and regulations are still being hammered out, here are some guidelines from the FlySafe Course, a rigorous certification workshop for commercial and hobby operators of unmanned aerial vehicles. (Source: http://flysafetraining.org/the-guidelines/ ) Proficiency RequirementsFLYSAFE recommends certified pilots maintain current flight logs and log a minimum of 4 flights at least 5 minutes each per month to maintain proficiency. This may not be accomplished by simulator. ChecklistsOperators must at all times have their flight safety checklists present for all official flying.