What is Sandton?ftimster said:Any thoughts on this im working for my local paper and faa has grounded me and say i need a air worthiness certificate?? Geezzz ok ill do it.....
srandall25 said:so don't charge for the drone footage.. did you do any video editing and processing? if so, I would charge for that... there is nothing illegal about charging for work done on the video processing side of the house..
Double-D said:Those are the rules in the USA and many other countries including Australia where I am. However here in OZ CASA are in the process of changing the rules relevant to weight limits are working closely with other countries such as the USA and the UK. The chairman of CASA was quoted as saying that there are over 100 multi rotor's coming into the country each week and with the amount being used commercially already it is impossible to police it as they don't have the man power. Hopefully it's all sorted out by years end.
povlhp said:In Denmark it is easy as well. All rules to anybody. 150 meter distance from built-up areas with at least 200 inhabitants and major roads.. 5k distance from airports, 8 km for military airports. Max altitude 100 meters.
No difference between commercial and non-commercial.
As a company, you can, but don't need to, apply for special rules (you need to pay for Ministry of Traffic processing the application), which is basically good for equipment up to 1.5 kg = Phantom 2 with camera, which requires you to keep a logbook for all equipment, have procedures in place telling staff how to handle emergencies, and I think your internal training procedures. In that case, your safety radius is twice the altitude, minimum 15 meters, max 50 meters. Inside built-up areas as well. 150 meters distance from military installation, royal family buildings, and 200 meters from emergency sites (more than the standard rules). You can cross major roads if procedures are described.
flyNfrank said:Where are you located that they are on top of things that quick?
ftimster said:the editor at the paper called me and said faa called him and said we are grounded... on top of that the editor said that the person from the faa said i could offer my video to the paper but not get payed!!! hummm now my editor thinks that our First Amendment rights might bebe getting trampled on what do you guys think
Do you know who at the FAA called the paper? It's important because it makes a big difference. If it was not from the FAA's Office of Chief Counsel, and an "Order" not to fly was issued, that's a violation of Part 13 of the FARs. Only the FAA's Office of Chief Counsel can issue such "Orders."ftimster said:the editor at the paper called me and said faa called him and said we are grounded... on top of that the editor said that the person from the faa said i could offer my video to the paper but not get payed!!! hummm now my editor thinks that our First Amendment rights might bebe getting trampled on what do you guys think done quite a bit of research I do see a lot of articles from the FAA referring to the fact that you are not allowed to be paid for drone footage unless you go through a quite extensive process through the FAA I wonder what to make of all this there has even been talk of possibly having to get a basic pilot's license in order to operate The Phantom to make money seems rather extreme to me as my impressions were there's hardly any regulations regarding this type of UAV thoughts would be appreciated thanks guys.
kgarrison said:Seriously though, a "call" from the FAA, I would have said "send it in writing please".