[QUOTE="Adimuzio513, post: 58854, member: 266"
]If you've been invited by the organizer to get coverage and cover your bases safety wise I'm sure your fine. Many events are covered by drones and honestly until they finally stop dragging their feet with these regulations they've been perfecting for years I'd say go for it. Fly safe, stay away from the crowds and have manual mapped just in case. Congratulations
I hope to be doing the same thing if they ever finish arguing specifics of commercial applications preferably, but I may try to offer free services as well until then.[/QUOTE]
Organizers of an event do
not have authority to grant you the right to fly over/around their event unless it is on private property, everyone participating is clearly aware of the UAV overhead AND that the airspace is not Class B AND a number of other determining factors. No matter what, if it's controlled airspace...I'd not want to risk it.
"Free services" also may comprise "commercial work." there is no debate about the specifics; dig into the FSIMs if you really want to know the depths of it all.
http://tinyurl.com/FAA-FSIM
If you receive *any* benefit from shooting anything with your drone (notoriety, reputation, opportunity for more work) then it does fall under "commercial." There is a test case in front of a court right now.
The rules are very specific, very clear, and for those that want to operate 336 in "commercial" areas, understand that if caught, you may likely find yourself without the ability to achieve a 333 or challenge the knowledge program of Part 107 for an extended period of time (you may be put in federal "time out").
I'm not an inspector, not passing judgement, merely passing information.
I do however, hope and encourage people flying UAVs with the intent of being a professional (
don't kid yourself, you're not any sort of professional without at LEAST a 333) then please learn the rules of the sky, the truth about FAA directives, what the laws actually say and how various FSDO's might interpret the FSIM (surprise, they vary). Being familiar with your local inspector is a VERY good thing.
For those that don't understand what a FSDO is, it's the
Flight Standards District Office. Think "
Police Precinct." The people who work there are Inspectors. Think "
detectives and beat cops." Being buddies with
Inspector Krupke is often a very good thing.
Twice now, I've gotten 7711's on areas that others have been challenged to fly.
If you *really* want to dig deep, find your local FSDO, call and ask to meet their UAS Inspector. Most every office has one now, and the few I've experienced are THRILLED to hear from us because they have the opportunity to learn as much as the opportunity to teach.
This is all very new to the vast majorities who don't have backgrounds in aviation, and for many it's difficult to accept that a "toy" falls into the same category as a piston, turbine, or jet-powered aircraft. But they do, and likely always will.
[edit] for giggles, I looked up your area. Note that all of Brooklyn is within a restricted flight area with specials. May I gently suggest a no-name call from a payphone to your local FSDO?
