I'm starting my own "drone business" beginning with aerial photography with an eventual eye toward mapping when ready. I've got what I think is a nice web site started and am padding it with images and videos. Here if interested:
Home Page/Portfolio
I have my certificate for Remote Pilot Certificate for sUAS ("Part 107 license"). I've done a few jobs, but so far just for free to develop my techniques, establish contacts and add to my portfolio. Pretty soon I'll feel ready to solicit work for pay. In the meantime, I'm still a little unclear about specifically what to do regarding regulations and compliance when flying. For example, for my latest video documenting a local town (the one titled "Beaver, West Virginia" in my web site), I visited a government facility (Mine Safety training facility) and asked if I could capture a few overhead images to feature in my video about the town. I actually got all the way down into the facility and talked to a person in management. He was sympathetic to my mission, but denied my request to fly my drone on the property only due to the close proximity to the local airport. Had I been more prepared, I believe could have convinced him I could fly there by producing a copy of the regulations for flying aircraft for recreation (which, as I am not getting paid I would have been doing). With a hard copy of this document I could have explained that I must fly in compliance with the Special Rule for Model Aircraft including the requirement to notify the local airport that we would be flying a sUAS within a certain time period up to a certain altitude, right?
And the same goes for flying (for recreation) around towns, parks (other than National), public areas, etc. All you need to do (again, flying for recreation), is follow the Special Rules for Model Aircraft and perhaps produce a hard copy of the rules to anyone who questions your activity. It's like saying "here's the rules, I'm good here."
But how many of you inquire about local town, city or county ordinances? If so, how does one go about this?
I guess I'm just looking for an open discussion and advice about this kind of activity - flying a drone in public places where you may be questioned. How do you prepare?
Regarding flying for compensation (under Part 107) it's about the same - produce a copy of the regulations to illustrate that you are flying in compliance, right?
Tim
Home Page/Portfolio
I have my certificate for Remote Pilot Certificate for sUAS ("Part 107 license"). I've done a few jobs, but so far just for free to develop my techniques, establish contacts and add to my portfolio. Pretty soon I'll feel ready to solicit work for pay. In the meantime, I'm still a little unclear about specifically what to do regarding regulations and compliance when flying. For example, for my latest video documenting a local town (the one titled "Beaver, West Virginia" in my web site), I visited a government facility (Mine Safety training facility) and asked if I could capture a few overhead images to feature in my video about the town. I actually got all the way down into the facility and talked to a person in management. He was sympathetic to my mission, but denied my request to fly my drone on the property only due to the close proximity to the local airport. Had I been more prepared, I believe could have convinced him I could fly there by producing a copy of the regulations for flying aircraft for recreation (which, as I am not getting paid I would have been doing). With a hard copy of this document I could have explained that I must fly in compliance with the Special Rule for Model Aircraft including the requirement to notify the local airport that we would be flying a sUAS within a certain time period up to a certain altitude, right?
And the same goes for flying (for recreation) around towns, parks (other than National), public areas, etc. All you need to do (again, flying for recreation), is follow the Special Rules for Model Aircraft and perhaps produce a hard copy of the rules to anyone who questions your activity. It's like saying "here's the rules, I'm good here."
But how many of you inquire about local town, city or county ordinances? If so, how does one go about this?
I guess I'm just looking for an open discussion and advice about this kind of activity - flying a drone in public places where you may be questioned. How do you prepare?
Regarding flying for compensation (under Part 107) it's about the same - produce a copy of the regulations to illustrate that you are flying in compliance, right?
Tim