Flying Near Big Class C Airports

[aeronautic1]

As a hobby pilot I was shooting some vid at a marina 2 miles from a major Class C airport. As per FARs I called the tower cab and informed them what I was going to do. The controller was confused with the reg allowing me to fly with a call to the tower. After about 2 minutes of checking his regs he approved my flight, with altitude restriction and call back when completed. Pretty simple stuff. Just be sure to tell them you are a non-commercial operator. Rules about notice more time consuming for them. This time the gov got the regulation right for hobby fliers.