Aerial Photography

[Let'sgoflying!]

Does it need a C-certificate?

This guy is plastering our village with ads, that’s ok - but also doing creepy things that are pzzing everyone off, so I looked him up & found this,
I suppose he could be a recent -C, not recorded yet.

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[flyingron]

Yes, the FAA issued a ruling on this a while back...

https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/practice_areas/regulations/interpretations/data/interps/2010/Perry_2010_Legal_Interpretation.pdf

Marketing it clearly as an aerial business puts it outside the private realm.

Of course, it could be he has a commercially rated pilot and he's just the photog.

 

[RyanShort1]

Does it need a C-certificate?

This guy is plastering our village with ads, that’s ok - but also doing creepy things that are pzzing everyone off, so I looked him up & found this,
I suppose he could be a recent -C, not recorded yet.

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Which "village" is he plastering" and what kind of creepy?

 

[midlifeflyer]

Yes, the FAA issued a ruling on this a while back...

https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/practice_areas/regulations/interpretations/data/interps/2010/Perry_2010_Legal_Interpretation.pdf

Marketing it clearly as an aerial business puts it outside the private realm.

Of course, it could be he has a commercially rated pilot and he's just the photog.

I sometimes wonder what the Chief Counsel would say if this were revisited. I somehow doubt that every YouTuber who monetizes their aviation videos is a commercial pilot with at least a second class medical.

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

Yes, the FAA issued a ruling on this a while back...

https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/practice_areas/regulations/interpretations/data/interps/2010/Perry_2010_Legal_Interpretation.pdf

Marketing it clearly as an aerial business puts it outside the private realm.

Of course, it could be he has a commercially rated pilot and he's just the photog.

He is putting a beautiful, color "Aeriel Photography" business card (depicting a cabin-class twin, btw) in every door, every mailbox. No indication of who the pilot might be, other than only his name prominently displayed on the card. Not sure.

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

Which "village" is he plastering" and what kind of creepy?

mine.

Andy Shapiro Aerial Photography - Santa Rosa, CA

9 reviews of Andy Shapiro Aerial Photography "Andrew photographed our property nearly 12 years ago. It was an amazing photograph. He was a very interesting and pleasant person to deal with. We received the photographs in a timely manner and could not have been more pleased. I just happen to run...

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[Zeldman]

It is Ok.

He is English proficient.

I don't have that on my certificate...

 

[Racerx]

That is definitely creepy...if not unhinged.

 

[TommyG]

Guess this guy does not realize drones kind of killed off aerial photography using planes.

 

[RyanShort1]

Guess this guy does not realize drones kind of killed off aerial photography using planes.

Huh? Maybe for some things, but not everything.

 

[TommyG]

Huh? Maybe for some things, but not everything.

For quite a few things. I know a pilot that has been a major player in the film industr for many years. He has been in major blockbuster movies. Drones have definitely did damage to his business.

 

[RyanShort1]

For quite a few things. I know a pilot that has been a major player in the film industr for many years. He has been in major blockbuster movies. Drones have definitely did damage to his business.

That's film. And yeah, for low-altitude video work, drones beat helicopters by a lot.