UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Flight Crew Commercial
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50; Flight Crew Total 218; Flight Crew Type 218
Situational Awareness
Conflict Ground Conflict; Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
During flight; every effort was made to insure flying over grass embankment on sides of road and to fly over roads where there was no traffic due to traffic lights at intersection. Ultra frequent downward camera checks were made to confirm my position with respect to roads and walkway and that there were no underlying cars. Pedestrians were not seen at all. No incidents or accidents occurred. Flight terminated with normal landing. After flight; I was approached by an individual who later identified himself as a pilot. He appeared quite agitated and aggressive causing me concern about where the conversation would be heading and whether it would be civil. He was requesting citation of regulations with respect to how close I was permitted to fly to a vehicle. He later indicated that I was flying or hovering over or near his vehicle. He was not specific about the details. Although aerial footage was not taken for 100% of the flight; I was able to review the footage that was taken. My review indicated that I had been successful in avoiding flying over vehicles (stationary or moving) for all but two short portions of the flights. With respect to those two periods; the video is not conclusive because of the angle of the camera. I don't know where the individual's vehicle was so I don't know if there was a different time that he may have been referring to. If the individual was right; my diligence and awareness of the requirement not to fly over vehicles ultimately may not have prevented flight over vehicles. I will need to plan even more intently before the UAS leaves the ground how to prevent flight over vehicles. Changing takeoff and landing locations and/or filming locations may be necessary to reduce the possibility of flight over vehicles.
UAV pilot reported he was approached by an individual concerned that the UAV had been operated over his vehicle.