Narrative:

While flying a video crew filming a documentary of a large industrial complex, I was told to circle some large structures at a certain complex at a very low altitude. I made 3 circuits around this structure and was then told they had enough footage. We proceeded away from the area when I noticed several people on the ground below us were waving us away. When I remarked about the people on the ground, the film crew then told me they had not received permission to fly over that 1 particular complex. Prior to the flight I had been told all clrncs were in order for the filming and low flying. Next time I'll know not to believe everything these people say and will get the necessary permission myself.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HELI PLT ON PHOTOGRAPHIC MISSION OVER FACILITIES FLEW LESS THAN FAR REG OVER AN AREA WHERE PHOTOGRAPHIC CREW HAD NOT OBTAINED A PERMIT FOR LOW FLT.

Narrative: WHILE FLYING A VIDEO CREW FILMING A DOCUMENTARY OF A LARGE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, I WAS TOLD TO CIRCLE SOME LARGE STRUCTURES AT A CERTAIN COMPLEX AT A VERY LOW ALT. I MADE 3 CIRCUITS AROUND THIS STRUCTURE AND WAS THEN TOLD THEY HAD ENOUGH FOOTAGE. WE PROCEEDED AWAY FROM THE AREA WHEN I NOTICED SEVERAL PEOPLE ON THE GND BELOW US WERE WAVING US AWAY. WHEN I REMARKED ABOUT THE PEOPLE ON THE GND, THE FILM CREW THEN TOLD ME THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED PERMISSION TO FLY OVER THAT 1 PARTICULAR COMPLEX. PRIOR TO THE FLT I HAD BEEN TOLD ALL CLRNCS WERE IN ORDER FOR THE FILMING AND LOW FLYING. NEXT TIME I'LL KNOW NOT TO BELIEVE EVERYTHING THESE PEOPLE SAY AND WILL GET THE NECESSARY PERMISSION MYSELF.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.