Photography

[Ramsr]

Hi any regulation around restriction on photography inflight or any other phase of flight. Would be happy to hear..

[kenparry]

Some countries ban photography from overflying commercial aircraft - it's actually quite difficult to produce a list of them. But - consider where nations feel that they may be "spied" on - pretty widespread - and that will give you a good start. Similarly, some countries prohibit photography on civil airports. Same mindset, similar list of countries.

[popeye107]

Just use common sense and you will be fine!

[awair]

Some carriers, based on the laws of their state of registration, forbid/restrict photography under their terms of carriage.

[zeebs]

The FAA in the United States used to allow the use of personal devices with the exception of during critical stages of operation, known as the "Sterile Cockpit Rule". Then in 2014, the regulation was augmented which banned the use of personal devices for pilots all together.
For many reasons like the segment done on "Pilots of Instagram", photography during flights have attracted a lot of negative attention from social media. I think for that reason, do's and don'ts tips for posting on social media exists - google pilot social media posts to see some examples. I think many employers in the country are strict with their aircrew because this and how it reflects poorly. I'm not an expert or anything, I just did some quick research.

[Hartington]

There are two elements you need to consider with regard to this qustion - laws and people. Some countries have laws about what you can photograph and those laws apply not only when you set foot in the country but also when you fly over and when you are in a plane registered in that country (and bear in mind that you may have a ticket saying this is an "XX" airline flight but you are actually on a "YY" plae).
But you also have to deal with people. Here in the UK the general rule is that so long as you're in a public place you can photograph what you like. I took a picture of a block of flats which happened to have someone walking past. He came over and told me I couldn't take his picture (he said it was against the law) so I explained that he was incidental to what I wanted to photograph and the law allowed me to do it anyway. As a passenger on a plane I would probably "keep the peace" if someone objected (passenger or crew) and not take photographs, you really don't want things to get nasty in flight. In any case, so long as you are shooting digital, it should be possible to recover any deleted images so long as you take no more photographs on the card that images have been deleted from.

[L1649A]

I was on an EI flight a number of years ago. A passenger began filming the safety demo on her cell phone. CC interrupted the demo, came down to the passenger and told her she was not permitted to film and to delete it.

[Hartington]

I was on an EI flight a number of years ago. A passenger began filming the safety demo on her cell phone. CC interrupted the demo, came down to the passenger and told her she was not permitted to film and to delete it. Copyright?

[Nightstop]

Security processes are not permitted to be filmed, that includes check in processes and check in areas, baggage reconciliation processes, Cabin Crew safety demonstration, flight deck door opening procedures and filming of the flight deck door. A report to the Police is normal practice as is in house Company reporting. Any other questions?