Cessna 206 pilot on a photo mission has a conflict with a helicopter.

Attributes
ACN	703762
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord.airport
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl single value : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : c90.tracon
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level cruise : holding
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	703762
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe non adherence : far non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Miss Distance	horizontal : 1000 vertical : 400
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airspace Structure Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Upon returning from a photo mission just east of downtown chicago; I noticed a large crowd gathered and moving down an avenue. I made a spur of the moment decision to photograph the crowd oblique style as well as vertical. The vertical shoot put me in the situation for which I am submitting this report. There were 3 news choppers in the vicinity of the gathered crowd. My vertical attempt put me some 400-500 ft directly above one of the helicopters and approximately 1000-2000 ft horizontal from 2 other helicopters and the bldgs downtown. I wasn't in contact with the helicopters or any controllers. After I had turned away and headed back for home base; I began to feel that this spur of the moment photo shoot was reckless in nature and possibly violated far's (91.13; 91.111; 91.119) and 14 crash fire rescue equipment section 99.7 among possibly others.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CESSNA 206 PLT ON A PHOTO MISSION HAS A CONFLICT WITH A HELI.

Narrative: UPON RETURNING FROM A PHOTO MISSION JUST E OF DOWNTOWN CHICAGO; I NOTICED A LARGE CROWD GATHERED AND MOVING DOWN AN AVENUE. I MADE A SPUR OF THE MOMENT DECISION TO PHOTOGRAPH THE CROWD OBLIQUE STYLE AS WELL AS VERT. THE VERT SHOOT PUT ME IN THE SITUATION FOR WHICH I AM SUBMITTING THIS RPT. THERE WERE 3 NEWS CHOPPERS IN THE VICINITY OF THE GATHERED CROWD. MY VERT ATTEMPT PUT ME SOME 400-500 FT DIRECTLY ABOVE ONE OF THE HELIS AND APPROX 1000-2000 FT HORIZ FROM 2 OTHER HELIS AND THE BLDGS DOWNTOWN. I WASN'T IN CONTACT WITH THE HELIS OR ANY CTLRS. AFTER I HAD TURNED AWAY AND HEADED BACK FOR HOME BASE; I BEGAN TO FEEL THAT THIS SPUR OF THE MOMENT PHOTO SHOOT WAS RECKLESS IN NATURE AND POSSIBLY VIOLATED FAR'S (91.13; 91.111; 91.119) AND 14 CFR SECTION 99.7 AMONG POSSIBLY OTHERS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.