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Q I understand the idea of not flying
over stadiums full of people without
permission but for a television

commercial or similar industrial product,
can we fly over paid actors or others that
are part of the production? What are
those limits?

Under Part 107, flying over any human being not
directly involved in the operation of the UAV (the

crew) requires a waiver. Subjects such as actors are
not directly involved in the operation of the UAV.
A condition of the waiver may be that the flight
is conducted on a closed-set, the people being
overflown have all received safety briefings, are aware
that the flight is happening, and are aware of the
risks. It’s important to note that these are provisions
of the waiver, not Part 107 itself which does not
allow flying over human beings not directly involved

in the operation of the UAV. A waiver is granted for
a specific rule and is not necessarily required for a
specific operation.

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