Recent content by Phil-79

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    What constitutes "commercial use"?

    Looks like the Phantom is going back to the store until the FAA figures this out. It's ridiculous to me that they're spending resources going after the violations rather than fixing the regulations to where they make sense. I'm not saying anyone should be able to go out and start an aerial...
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    What constitutes "commercial use"?

    Thanks for the input, everyone. So the impression I'm getting is scenarios B-E would all be legal since nobody is paying me specifically to fly my drone. The area that gets someone in trouble with the FAA is when they say "Hey, I'm an aerial photography service, hire me". There's a local...
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    What constitutes "commercial use"?

    I know, another thread about commercial use of a Phantom; I apologize in advance. I made the mistake of not researching ahead of time, and now I have a brand new Phantom 3 that I can't use for what I intended to use it for. Like what I would assume to be the majority of Phantom users, I do not...