Aerial Survey work on a PPL

Joined: Jan 2006
Aviation Qualifications: PPL
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From: Lancashire
As I see it, you can take passengers and share the cost of the flight; and the passenger, who can be a farmer or a photographer or anything, can take photos, but he can't make any money out of the photos,-simple!

Joined: Jun 2003
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From: EuroGA.org
My understanding is that he can make money out of the photos.
What he can't do is commission you to fly him for the purpose of taking photos.
It's a fine line, and it's obvious that a prosecution would be impossible (for a single random flight) unless somebody has a grudge against you and goes to the CAA with a witness statement claiming that a particular such and such was agreed before the flight, and then you admit it.
What he can't do is commission you to fly him for the purpose of taking photos.
It's a fine line, and it's obvious that a prosecution would be impossible (for a single random flight) unless somebody has a grudge against you and goes to the CAA with a witness statement claiming that a particular such and such was agreed before the flight, and then you admit it.

Joined: Oct 2004
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From: UK
Two documents you should read:
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1428/Summa...009May2010.pdf
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/SRG_GAD_AERIAL_PHOTO.PDF
Jersey has its own rules so you might want to check those as well.
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/1428/Summa...009May2010.pdf
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/SRG_GAD_AERIAL_PHOTO.PDF
Jersey has its own rules so you might want to check those as well.






