Originally Posted by
Sunfish
‘’What does the term aerial photography actually mean?.
I think you are illustrating my point about people looking for loopholes.
A good starting point: Aerial photography (or substantially similar) is taking photos from an aircraft, whether they be film, digital, still, video. If you want an exception, justify why it should not be considered aerial photography (not just because you want to do it without an AOC).
Commercial? I'm not a lawyer but I suspect what is and is not commercial is well litigated. CAR(2) is a diversion because it defines
Commercial Operations, not
Commercial Purposes or simply
Commercial.
An important point (explicitly spelled out in the regulation, not a loophole): The AOC is required for
flying for the purpose of . Taking photos does not require an AOC. Selling photos does not require an AOC.
Flying for the purpose of commercial aerial photography requires an AOC.