Hello! I am new here, my son has recently taken an interest in flying and was gifted a second hand DJI Spark. He would like to fly and record, and then edit videos to sell them. Would this be classified as commercial flying? What do I need to get in place / setup to allow this?
He is 14 years old, has a Flyer ID. Both of us are setup with FPV UK Membership (silver), my Operator ID is on its way. He would like to record aerial shots of peoples houses, but I dont know if he is allowed to fly above / near houses?!
Please can someone help, with article 16 and flying using A1 can we do that please? (Please note we would only record houses after permission / engaging with the owners).
Thank you in advance
Hi @Claire
Things are much more simple with a sub-250g drone. Unfortunately the Spark is not sub-250g.
It sounds like what your son is intending to do is commercial work.
Article 16 can not be used for commercial work.
He could do an A2 CofC (our members get over 50% discount on an A2 CofC, making the course under £50) and then fly his sub-500g drone in the Open A0 category.
Our open category infographic fpv.uk/openinfog explains this, as does our handbook.fpv.uk
To get the discounted A2 CofC you can look in the Member Deals section of your FPV UK account.
All the best
Simon
Hello, thank you for replying! Oh, I did research (obviously incorrectly) and thought the weight was without battery meaning the spark was sub-250g! Thank you, we will look into the A2 CofC. regards Claire