Hi guys, I’d appreciate any advice I can get on this.
I’ve got a Mavic pro and been having fun flying recreationally. Recently a company my friend works for saw my videos and pics on Instagram and asked me to get a few shots for them to use on their website. I’d love to do this for them but then I checked the CAA website to see if I needed to do anything before hand. So it’s my understanding that this counts as commercial use even if I don’t get paid as its for a company’s use. And I would need to do a course (£1500 aprox) and then get permission costing £170(aprox) and as this was kind of a one time thing it’s way too much.
So my question is, is there a LEGAL work around where everyone’s happy? If I can state I’m not getting paid and then it’s th company’s choice what they use the shots for or something like that where I get to do the job, the company gets their shots and no one gets in trouble.
I kind of wish I just did it and pleaded ignorance if I got caught but that ship has sailed and I try to be more responsible than that.
Thanks again for any advice.
P.S if anyone knows a good forum to go on for this question too that might help!
I’ve got a Mavic pro and been having fun flying recreationally. Recently a company my friend works for saw my videos and pics on Instagram and asked me to get a few shots for them to use on their website. I’d love to do this for them but then I checked the CAA website to see if I needed to do anything before hand. So it’s my understanding that this counts as commercial use even if I don’t get paid as its for a company’s use. And I would need to do a course (£1500 aprox) and then get permission costing £170(aprox) and as this was kind of a one time thing it’s way too much.
So my question is, is there a LEGAL work around where everyone’s happy? If I can state I’m not getting paid and then it’s th company’s choice what they use the shots for or something like that where I get to do the job, the company gets their shots and no one gets in trouble.
I kind of wish I just did it and pleaded ignorance if I got caught but that ship has sailed and I try to be more responsible than that.
Thanks again for any advice.
P.S if anyone knows a good forum to go on for this question too that might help!