Hey everyone,
The FAA has been useless in answering this question for me but I'm hoping I could get some clarity here. I just passed the part 107 test and I currently work for a university as a videographer. The university is 2 miles from an airport and falls under Class E airspace.
Our lawyer is saying that we don't need to file a waiver and we just have to contact ATC when we want to fly. However, I’m almost certain that we need to file a waiver to operate in Class E airspace unless flying for a university needs does not fall under commercial work since it’s a public institution.
I've never read anything that categorizes commercial work so I have no idea what our lawyer is basing that off of unless he's getting confused with hobbyist vs commercial flying.
The last question I have is that when the FAA approves the waiver, do you need to contact ATC every time you fly?
Thanks!
The FAA has been useless in answering this question for me but I'm hoping I could get some clarity here. I just passed the part 107 test and I currently work for a university as a videographer. The university is 2 miles from an airport and falls under Class E airspace.
Our lawyer is saying that we don't need to file a waiver and we just have to contact ATC when we want to fly. However, I’m almost certain that we need to file a waiver to operate in Class E airspace unless flying for a university needs does not fall under commercial work since it’s a public institution.
I've never read anything that categorizes commercial work so I have no idea what our lawyer is basing that off of unless he's getting confused with hobbyist vs commercial flying.
The last question I have is that when the FAA approves the waiver, do you need to contact ATC every time you fly?
Thanks!