My wife bought me the Mavic Air 2 several years ago and I got the 107 ticket to go with it. As a private pilot, this was not a huge time investment. Given my business commitments, I have not had much time to fly it - less than 3 hours on the...
OP - if you are a travel channel and want Canadian content, the lighter batteries will allow you to get that content with minimal hassle. If you use the bigger batteries, the hoops to jump through grow exponentially.
Not sure how you create...
For what you outline, it sounds recreational to me. THBS, if a shared photo finds its way into a friend’s youtube video, the FAA may disagree. For me, it just wasn’t worth the hassle to not have the 107. YMMV.
Unless you are just boring holes in the sky just for the heck of it, you need a 107. I wanted to get some shots for our church web site - pro bono - needs a 107. I wanted to inspect my motohome roof, needs a 107. I discussed these scenarios...