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  1. jdwarren

    Against the law to do real estate photographs with drone?

    Hey all! TL;DR Is it illegal to do drone photography in a neighborhood if the neighbors call the cops? So a friend brought up a valid point in regards to droning in residential neighborhoods. Scenario: You are taking pictures of a house in a busy neighborhood with lots of houses around...
  2. jdwarren

    [Help] Footage shot as hobbyist can be used commercially after part 107??

    Hey all! Question for you guys, I would like to split up into a couple parts.. TL;DR - If I shot something as a hobbyist and after I get my part 107, can I sell the footage from when I was a hobbyist or will FAA make me re-do my flight? I have been on a roadtrip the past 6 months shooting...
  3. K

    Do you fly or want to fly commercially?

    Hi all, We just ran a Q&A with one of our drone lawyer advisors, Jeff Antonelli, on our blog and I think he gave very insightful and useful answers for anyone flying a drone commercially. I've seen a fair amount of people on this forum either currently flying commercially or wanting to fly...
  4. M

    Portland Area Commercial Flyers

    I have a lot of experience with GIS and remote sensing and would like to get into the commercial drone field for agriculture and mapping services. I was wondering if anyone in the area has had experience with this and would be interested in sharing some insight into how they got into it.
  5. SoCalDude

    Presidential Candidates' Views on Recreational Drones?

    I'm not referring to military drones, but what do we know about the U.S. presidential candidates' views on recreational or commercial drones?
  6. J

    How Did you study for the Part 107 test?

    Hello, I am an aviation insurance broker. I get a lot of questions from potential clients about how to study for the Part 107 test. However, I have not taken the test myself. How did everyone study for the test? Thanks, Joe Ernster Bullock Agency. Inc. [email protected]
  7. anthonytori

    Shooting a Branding Video Through Icleand

    I spent a week road tripping through parts of Iceland to shoot a video for my company. I plan on doing a few more, but here's the first one. If anyone has tips/recommendations let me know so I can make the next ones better.
  8. Malakai

    Monetising your youtube videos. Interesting information from the CAA.

    So, in my quest to find an answer to a question I had in another post I discovered something interesting. I had an email back from the CAA in regards to my question of using a portion of my friends drone footage, which was provided to me by him for free for me to use in a dvd production that I...
  9. A

    How much should I charge a car dealership for photos and videos

    I got a phone call from a very high-end car dealer who wants 2 photos of the dealership from the front and then a 5-10 second fly around video. What do you think I should charge him for raw footage and then edited footage? He also said he will not agree to licensing so he must own them he said...
  10. moviestar

    Workflow

    Question for all of you who fly P3P for commercial purposes: What is your workflow? For example, I have a client who wants to do a real estate shoot. There will be no editing involved on my part, he just wants the original footage and his editor will put it all together. How would you guys...
  11. J

    What exactly is required for commercial use

    I've looked through these and other forums, searched online. The closest, up to date, reliable source I have found is knowbeforeyoufly.org. The problem is, the statement regarding commercial use is slightly confusing. I have messaged them with no response so far. "If you want to use UAS for...
  12. DiverDan

    What constitutes Commercial use?

    Test case: I shoot hobby footage and post it on YouTube. If I allow ads to appear on it, and thereby get even a tiny amount of income from every click, have I crossed the line? Discuss among yourselves [Linda Richman from SNL].
  13. sifu128

    333 Exemption cost and process

    Hey guys, I have a question on the exemption. Can someone break down the steps following and an estimate of the total costs on what it takes to obtain a 333? There seems to be a TON of misinformation out there. TIA
  14. L

    Flying for non-profit public TV

    Does anyone know the rules pertaining to public television (PBS affiliate) and UAV footage on air? I work at a local PBS station and we are looking to use some UAV footage in some educational material for a TV broadcast. The footage would also be used on the web and possibly in promos for the...