Can we conclude for Wrathchild666 that he can just get on with it ???

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!:rolleyes:

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.

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.

If the `film` is paid for,and the a/c is paid for,even if not by you ,then I think that is `valuable consideration`,and is aerial work..

The crucial part is if money changes hands for the purpose of the flight, if it doesn't, then its a private flight and no problem.