Yep.
Good thing all my FAA paperwork is in order.
As long as you have your application number and are adhering to the guidelines, most places are cool with the gray area we live in these days.
Also, make sure when people come up to you, that they have the authority to question you.
Otherwise you get wannabe "Feds" and fake law enforcement types playing vigilante.
The funny thing is that the paperwork takes MONTHS (mine is still in the process), and in the forms you fill out, you have to justify *why* you need the permit to begin with.
So on one hand you have to have the FAA paperwork, and the need to do the work, but you can't actually be doing the work!
All the police that have questioned me, laugh when I show them all my documentation.
They are just trying to do their job.
I'm pretty sure everyone - FAA and law enforcement - know how crazy the rules are right now, and no one is being prosecuted for anything - except the dronetards who do incredibly stupid things, or you live in an area that has overzealous types who wear tin hats and go after stuff like this.
In a few years, everything will settle down, and those of us that have a legitimate need to make money from drones and UAVs will get what they need.
Just for the record...I have NEVER been paid for a specific drone shoot or drone specific work.
It's the wild west right now, where technology has outstripped the legislation.
Lauren
---------- Post added 11-28-15 at 09:41 PM ----------
I just checked my paperwork!
Thanks to this thread for reminding me!
It looks like I am in the "Comment" period, so I should be 100% legit.
I think the "comment" period is something like 2 weeks or a month.
Dunno.
When it's all done, I will write something up for folks to go the "legit" route.
Honestly though, my guess is new rules will arrive before then.
Last edited by LaurenOE; 11-28-2015 at 07:32 PM.