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Can a person take pictures of properties from a private airplane and
charge for doing it? What kind of license or permits do they need to do this? Have a good day and stay out of the trees! See ya on Sport Aircraft group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sport_Aircraft/ |
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On May 16, 1:30 am, Nomen Nescio wrote:
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- From: Mxsmanic A CPL? No, I don't think so--not if he is flying in the pursuit of his own business (not carrying passengers or cargo). Wrong again, Dip****. Well, that definitely settles it then. Mind pointing it out in something more substantive than your bellybutton? |
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Mxsmanic wrote:
writes: Generally, the pilot needs a commercial license if the pictures are for sale. A CPL? No, I don't think so--not if he is flying in the pursuit of his own business (not carrying passengers or cargo). Wrong again. I am making the assumption we are talking about the US, but the rules are similar in most other countries. Generally, any flight that includes compensation to the pilot in any form as a result of having made the flight requires a commercial. There are a few exceptions such as reimbursement for actual costs for charity, sharing actual costs among the passengers under narrowly defined conditions, etc. The general test is whether or not the flight is essential to the business. Flying to a remote office is not concidered essential as the person could take a car, bus, train, or airline flight. But aerial photography where the photographs are for sale is clearly a flight made for the sole purpose of making money and the flight is essential to the photography so it requires a commercial. -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. |
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On May 15, 8:37*pm, wrote:
Can a person take pictures of properties from a private airplane and charge for doing it? What kind of license or permits do they need to do this? Its very FSDO dependant. Our local FSDO approved a guy to do just this as long as it wasn't the primary purpose of his business. In his description it didn't sound like his business did much else. In anycase, in the end it will be up to the FSDO to decide if they think you are doing something wrong. -Robert |
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On May 15, 10:03*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
writes: Generally, the pilot needs a commercial license if the pictures are for sale. A CPL? *No, I don't think so--not if he is flying in the pursuit of his own business (not carrying passengers or cargo). Passengers and cargo have little to do with it. You're probably confusing commercial with 135. -Robert |
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Robert M. Gary writes:
Passengers and cargo have little to do with it. You're probably confusing commercial with 135. I'm making a distinction between flying for hire and flying for one's own business purposes. Just as a private pilot can fly between his offices in different cities for business purposes, he can fly for the purpose of taking pictures. If he transports someone _else_ who acts as photographer, though, the situation may change. |
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