Tcope, that is an interesting point that I've been pondering. I am preparing for the FAA ruling by creating a portfolio of videos, some of which I would like to give to businesses. I am not profiting from this but, arguably, they sort of are....
Andrey320 said:Tcope, that is an interesting point that I've been pondering. I am preparing for the FAA ruling by creating a portfolio of videos, some of which I would like to give to businesses. I am not profiting from this but, arguably, they sort of are....
dirkclod said:That being said then the weather pictures I take and tweet to the weather station that puts them up during the weather is wrong ?
So go for it. During my time as a commercial pilot I learned a few dirty little secrets involving the FAA. One of those secrets is that the FAA doesn't really have all that much power over individuals if said individuals refuse to play by the FAA rules. Let me explain.dhide371 said:I'm still so confused. After days of research I'm still finding these "drone" companies offering aerial photography for a price. Are these guys just saying f**k it? I just found a guy close to me with this disclaimer on his website, " FAA COMPLIANT - The term drone in the media tends to give people a certain image or idea of what a drone is. Drones come in many forms and serve many purposes most of them friendly. The "drones" we operate are friendly drones safely flying under 400 ft. Our drones are short range with about 20-25 min flight time. Our usage is strictly used in a manner productive to respecting the privacy and rights of others. We do not photograph any persons property or person in a selective way with out authorization. We take broad aerial photos and video. Safety is the single most important aspect of every flight we conduct and respect and privacy for others."
To me this screams, I don't have a pilot license and am just going for it. I TOO WANNA GO FOR IT.
I don't know about the UK, but here in the states the FAA has ruled in the past that any form of compensation will move an operation into the commercial category. A free breakfast would most certainly qualify as compensation in their eyes if it suited their need to hang someone. In the past, they've even ruled that nothing more than 'good will' qualifies as compensation when it comes to determining whether or not something qualifies as a commercial operation. You're stuck and you need a ride, I'm not doing anything else and I've got a plane I can fly, so I help you out and fly you where you need to go and you don't owe me anything. The FAA has ruled that would be considered an on-demand commercial flight in the past.p fandango said:i did accept a free breakfast.
Well by your own description, that flight is already a commercial operation being conducted by (we assume) certified commercial pilots.Fyod said:If you take a commercial flight and take pictures out the window and sell them, would that require you to have a permit?
What if an Inspire has two operators? One flying, one taking pictures? The guy taking the pictures is in the same position as the guy taking pictures in an airplane.
Its just plain stupid if you think about it.
People have most definitely been convicted of crimes in the past based on video they themselves shot of the act of committing said crime and the posted to a public sites i.e. youtube the like.And a different question - in the US, if you film yourself driving above the speed limit, can a publicized video be used to accuse you of breaking that law?