Really awesome work. Love watching your videos.

I saw this on HLN this morning. Nice, but it was still illegal. Commercial drone flights require a permit or exemption from the FAA and you didn't have one.

@Salmagundiii

9 жыл бұрын

How do you know this was commercial? It's only commercial if he charged a client for this video.

@voyager-74656

9 жыл бұрын

Salmagundiii That's not a requirement. "Likewise, flights that are in furtherance of a business, or incidental to a person’s business, would not be a hobby or recreation flight." "Although they are not commercial operations conducted for compensation or hire, such operations do not qualify as a hobby or recreation flight because of the nexus between the operator’s business and the operation of the aircraft." Larry Rogers even said, "I have entertained conversations with several businesses (marinas, cinematographers, colleges and more) and plan to begin commercial operation in the spring/summer." (3/3/2014)

@Salmagundiii

9 жыл бұрын

It's a ridiculous rule and ought not to hold up in court; but it might. It's not like we say "you can fly a 747 without a pilot's license...as long as you're doing it for personal use." The "flights" are either necessary to regulate for safety or they are not. Does the FAA regulate spitballs..if they are being used for commercial purposes? It's not like the IRS will let you deduct expenses that are incidental to the "nexus between [your business] and [whatever else you do in life]".