embayweather
Captain
Flight distance : 556667 ft
United Kingdom
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Bottom line, are we against having qualifications to fly? I am not, but I am against what seems to be the original licence to make money. I bought the drone, not just for myself so I can continue taking images as my legs fail, but also so I could help others, like charities, to get images they would not be able to do otherwise. I try and fly as professionally as possible, but I cannot afford to double the outlay by taking a course and exam.At current prices some esitmate the cost of the licence anywhere between £1500 and £2500. As an ex pro photographer I can tell you that would require an awful lot of image taking to reap that sort of return.
I do believe that making the course more accessible (which I note for many of us on wheels quite a number are not physically), by reducing the pricing , or perhaps having a two tier system that will allow for ordinary folk to obtain a licence, and at least cover their costs.
I should add at this point that I did contact the CAA about taking images for a charity and giving them to the chairy for free. They eventuallyr responded by saying they were too busy to answer my question, and I should look at the website (this says to contact the CAA if you have any questions). They did suggest that what i proposed they thought was a commerical venture and I should be qualified first, as the pictures may be used to raise funds directly or indirectly.
A final thought. How many of the pro done photographers have actually qualified as a photogapher, or even trained as one? There are some amazing images and movies created by 'amateurs' on the net with their drone, yet for the want of an expensive bit of paper, are not allowed to suue them for any commerical purpose whatsoever. Sheer waste. |
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