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I'm not in a position to comment on what Amazon may or may not do at Austin.
But on the charging for editing the FAA has been pretty clear what their opinion is.
They are concerned with commercial flight and they would consider the type of flight you describe as part of a commercial activity regardless of any fiddle in what is/is not charged for. Here's a piece explaining this ...
http://www.inman.com/2014/06/25/faa-say ... hobbyists/
I think that given the number of people doing this, if you fly safely and sensibly and don't do anything to bring yourself to the FAA's attention (stay below the radar), there's very little chance you would get caught out. That's what most of the operators you talked about are doing. Should you give it a try? Only you can make that decision.
But on the charging for editing the FAA has been pretty clear what their opinion is.
They are concerned with commercial flight and they would consider the type of flight you describe as part of a commercial activity regardless of any fiddle in what is/is not charged for. Here's a piece explaining this ...
http://www.inman.com/2014/06/25/faa-say ... hobbyists/
I think that given the number of people doing this, if you fly safely and sensibly and don't do anything to bring yourself to the FAA's attention (stay below the radar), there's very little chance you would get caught out. That's what most of the operators you talked about are doing. Should you give it a try? Only you can make that decision.