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Yes. Before taking off, you need to decide if you're going to be flying as a hobbyist or commercially. If a hobbyist, you'll need to follow the hobbyist rules during that flight.Can I fly as a hobbyist with my hobbyist registration number
Wow! I don't really get that at all. If that's the case then one could fly at night with a 107 and not have a waiver. And just say I'm a hobbyist that night? How does that work msinger?Yes. Before taking off, you need to decide if you're going to be flying as a hobbyist or commercially. If a hobbyist, you'll need to follow the hobbyist rules during that flight.
Wow! So you think they will be on you if you if you have a 107 and flew at night a few times and then tried to sell that footage?+1 to what msinger said. Can't change your mind in the middle of the flight. Problem with flying as a hobby flier is that if you happen to capture some great footage may be an issue if you want to try selling later! Only advantage for me would be some relaxing of the night flying restriction and flying in certain controlled airspace. But there again,couldn't then sell any footage so rarely do it.
That's not what we're recommending here though. You would not be able to sell that footage.you think they will be on you if you if you have a 107 and flew at night a few times and then tried to sell that footage?
Ok I get that your not recommending that here. But how would they ever patrol that msinger? I mean how or who would be checking to see if a clip was shot in 107 mode or Hobbyist Mode? This whole night thing is the only reason I have been holding off on the 107.That's not what we're recommending here though. You would not be able to sell that footage.
Right, that's my point exactly! Flying at night or inside Class D airspace just for the fun of it has minimum appeal to me. I do it sometimes, but keep very careful records of what pics or videos were taken so that they never 'accidentally' wind up in the portfolio.That's not what we're recommending here though. You would not be able to sell that footage.
Flying at night has maximum appeal to me Richard R. Mainly awesome city skylines in the distance or from the river. Not over the city but shooting it from farther out. And I have been told that it's about 3 months to get the night time waiver from the FAA.Right, that's my point exactly! Flying at night or inside Class D airspace just for the fun of it has minimum appeal to me. I do it sometimes, but keep very careful records of what pics or videos were taken so that they never 'accidentally' wind up in the portfolio.
That's a great question. I have no idea how the FAA manages to keep track of things like this.But how would they ever patrol that msinger? I mean how or who would be checking to see if a clip was shot in 107 mode or Hobbyist Mode?
Gotcha. I need to go ahead and get the 107 done but I'm wanting to fly some night stuff this summer and it's a good drive for me too. But the night waiver takes almost 3 months. So I may wait til late summer to do it.That's a great question. I have no idea how the FAA manages to keep track of things like this.
That's a great question. I have no idea how the FAA manages to keep track of things like this.