So I will have my 107 Certificate Test this upcoming Thursday.
I know PICs often get "harassed" by people, whether law enforcement or not, and since I look Middle Eastern, I expect I will probably be "harassed" more than others. (I often get stopped by police when I am just walking down the street taking photos with my pro Nikon gear.)
Anyway, does anybody have any good ideas about avoiding harassment when you are flying legal?
I am thinking of getting a bright yellow vest and a white hard hat and printing on the back of my vest my 107 certificate number so it would say in big letters, something like:
Federal Aviation Authority Permitted #12345678
Because it isn't a lie, it would be my permit # issued by the FAA
Basically, what can I do when I am on a job (and flying legal) to make it LOOK LIKE I BELONG THERE so I don't have to deal with neighbors and bored local law enforcement?
Sorry if this sounds paranoid, but I am a real estate photographer and I have had neighbors call the cops on me when I am photographing a house from the ground. So I expect once I am putting a UAS in the air I am going to have to deal with it a lot more.
Thanks in advance.
I know PICs often get "harassed" by people, whether law enforcement or not, and since I look Middle Eastern, I expect I will probably be "harassed" more than others. (I often get stopped by police when I am just walking down the street taking photos with my pro Nikon gear.)
Anyway, does anybody have any good ideas about avoiding harassment when you are flying legal?
I am thinking of getting a bright yellow vest and a white hard hat and printing on the back of my vest my 107 certificate number so it would say in big letters, something like:
Federal Aviation Authority Permitted #12345678
Because it isn't a lie, it would be my permit # issued by the FAA
Basically, what can I do when I am on a job (and flying legal) to make it LOOK LIKE I BELONG THERE so I don't have to deal with neighbors and bored local law enforcement?
Sorry if this sounds paranoid, but I am a real estate photographer and I have had neighbors call the cops on me when I am photographing a house from the ground. So I expect once I am putting a UAS in the air I am going to have to deal with it a lot more.
Thanks in advance.