So, I have been posting fun Mavic videos I make on Facebook for my friends. I love flying as a hobby. I have a few political friends that are Mayors and City Commissioners. Apparently, one reached out to their Parks Department and had him call me asking if I could do some drone video of some of their beautiful parks for their City Website.
Thing is, their park rangers don't ever let me fly there and I really have been dying to get some footage.
If I didn't charge them anything and created a video for them to use for whatever purpose they want, and grabbed footage for my own personal videos, is that still considered Commercial, even though I did not collect any money from them?
I thought about going commercial, but, my understanding is the rules of flying are super strict when you have the commercial license, even if you are just out flying for fun and not a job. Also, I turned my other hobby into a successful business, didn't want to turn all my hobbies into business lol.
Thing is, their park rangers don't ever let me fly there and I really have been dying to get some footage.
If I didn't charge them anything and created a video for them to use for whatever purpose they want, and grabbed footage for my own personal videos, is that still considered Commercial, even though I did not collect any money from them?
I thought about going commercial, but, my understanding is the rules of flying are super strict when you have the commercial license, even if you are just out flying for fun and not a job. Also, I turned my other hobby into a successful business, didn't want to turn all my hobbies into business lol.