Originally Posted by
ira d
According to the new proposed rules just released this summer no you can't. But IMO this is where the FAA is all wrong, You can do
all these things for free but not for pay. IMO it is either safe or not, Money changing hands has nothing to do with if it is safe or not.
Actually, you have slightly misinterpreted the interpretive rule. What it says is that you cannot call your drone a model airplane if you fly for compensation. It doesn't say that you can't. However, at present there are regulatory niceties that you will have to overcome to fly your drone for pay. At present, commercial drone operations are being approved, or rejected, on a case by case basis. You must apply to the FAA for a waiver.