The COA has nothing to do with/without a Pilot's License. The COA adds additional allowances/restrictions (depends on how you look at it) beyond what the Section 333Exemption has.
For instance you get a "blanket" COA allowing flights up to 400'AGL (it was initially only 200'AGL) as well as other restrictions around airports, restricted airspace, and other densely populated areas. If you "need" to fly outside of those restrictions you would need to request a special COA to cover the flight/flights you need to fly outside of your blanket COA (less than 5 mile of airport etc). You apply for the special COA
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Section 13 of your Section 333 Exemption will clearly define that you need a MIN of a Sport Pilot Certification and a state issued drivers license to be Pilot in Command. At this time it's still called Pilot In Command but will possibly be considered merely and "Operator in Command" when a UAS Certification is created and implemented.
At the end of the day, I personally never claimed to have some knowledge that people are acting like I am saying the way it is. I don't roll like that. If I'm unsure of something I go on a fact finding mission until I find it. I have a very selective desire to know things and a selective memory so sometimes that works against me.
What was driving me crazy were people that were saying you need "a pilot's license" as I am not one for ambiguity and that is an ambiguous term.
So when someone tells me, and I've read a MILLION different thing and the FAA is not completely clear to the uninitiated. For example, if you know pilot terminology and protocol (of which I am just learning) what might seem SO OBVIOUS to some of you, is not to others.
The type of pilot's license you need to be the PIC if you have a 333 is a Sport Pilot's license it seems so everyone that goes up in arms when I or someone else asks what type of pilot's license, I think it's rude to get upset at that question. Especially when there is someone running around here saying that you need a private pilot's license which is clearly not the case. A Sports License and a Recreational License are both lesser license than a Private Pilot's license so to say you need a Private Pilot's license is just wrong information. That's all I was saying.
As for whoever it is, that is being very helpful, saying that you copy and pasted it, thank you. I might have missed it, forgot about it, knew less about it when I read it so it made less sense, but I wasn't just disregarding it. I'm not an a-hole. I appreciate anyone that is trying to help figure this stuff out.
In all honesty, it seems goofy to have to have any sort of pilot's license to fly commercially within the hobby guidelines and I am sure that is what is about to change. If you want to break that barrier than you need the appropriate license but anything under 400' and LOS et al should be that you have to get a 333 in order to make your bird a commercial one. In fact, I'll take it a step farther and say they need to make an addendum to the Modernization Act and just make it legal to make money if you are within in the parameters of the FAA guidelines for hobby flying.
@xgaul
AS FOR PRICE, I have said it many times and the OP or anyone else hasn't given me an answer. The OP is beyond vague. "I want to make money at this as a side gig, how much should I charge" is just too vague. I would love to give you an answer but what do you plan to do?
How much experience do you have?
Do you have a reel you can show me?
Do you have a ground camera, or are you planning on just tagging on to other people's gigs, like a wedding?
Every person, depending on what they are using (bird wise) and their level of expertise and knowledge of not just how to record but to provide the best looking deliverable.
The P4 is not a broadcast quality tool. If you want to do weddings or something, you can probably get away with it, but someone shooting with a better camera is rightfully going to be able to charge more so why you won't be going to broadcast, you will still be delivering what is esentially a crappy h264 deliverable with all kinds of artifacts.
If you are doing real estate, you can get away with it a little more.
Since we are being completely vague. I wouldn't personally do anything that is a half day of production and a half day of post production for under $2000 and it goes up from there.
If I am adding titles and effects, (depending on the effect), I can add anywhere from $500 for some basic titling to $5000 for a submarine to pop up in the background of the lake and a periscope saying "I love you". I am just making up silly stuff here but you get the point.
If you're a complete novice and you are looking for a more budgeted type of gig (someone without a lot of money to spend but you can use that opportunity to undercut the more expensive photographers and videographers) you can charge nothing to $50-$100 an hour. There is inherent value in building up a clientele and a reel.
This is a business of referrals so make sure you deliver exactly what the client wants and give them something extra and never argue, even if you are right,
I wish I could give you a better answer but I need a better question. I am happy, nay thrilled to help, but the OP question is just too vague.
For the record, I don't think the 333 discussion is completely off topic by the way.
Good luck. Hope you make tons of money.
