Then I guess I should cancel all the real estate and insurance claim jobs I'm doing? I'll be over property.
Also I am fully aware of the dangers and responsibilities as a pilot. And if you play on your reasoning tgen you shouldn't drive, ride a bike or etc. As what if you loose control and hit someone or something? In all these there are risks and you take the safety measures you can and that's all you can do..
Oh and my neighbors are the ones who asked if I could fly so they could see the damage to the area. Lots of them who were out of town.
When I drive, I have liability insurance that covers me in case I drive stupidly and hit someone. And I'm not driving over people's heads or homes, so if my vehicle were to suddenly malfunction, it wouldn't fall like a rock and take someone or something out. I also drive within the parameters of the laws that I agreed to in order to have the privilege of driving. And if my engine stops while driving, I simply pull over to the shoulder of the road, get out, and curse a few times... no harm done to anyone or anything. So, apples, meet oranges.
If you're flying under part 107, then you have the required liability insurance for property damage, and that's why you are allowed under part 107 to fly over structures. That said, as you well know, even part 107 law specifically states you are not to fly your sUAS over people other than the pilot and operators of the sUAS. Ever. Not even if you have their permission to do so.
Look... again, I'm not trying to be "that guy" - but so few people seem to speak up when there are flagrant violations of rules and regulations that I HAVE to say something. There used to be a time in this country, not too long ago, that those of us who flew RC aircraft enjoyed very limited regulations. We would be mentored by a person who knew right from wrong, what to do and not do, and how to fly responsibly. We'd spend all we could save up for as kids on some expensive RC aircraft and a year's membership in the AMA, go to the field on weekends, and fly responsibly. Then all of the sudden tons of unskilled, careless operators brought the wrath of the FAA down upon even those of us who operated responsibly and didn't fly these $1.98 aircraft that the nairy-do-wells called "drones". Suddenly, those of us who flew RC for decades were faced with having to register our aircraft at a ridiculous amount per aircraft, or face insane fees and even prison time if we didn't comply... all because of these newbie jerks flying their little toys above neighborhoods and people. Thankfully the FAA was overruled on all of that, and we responsible RC flyers are not having those draconian laws shoved down our throats. At least for now.
I agree... you take the safety measures (following rules and regulations) and that's all you can do. #1 on that list, in my book at least, is to not fly over peoples heads. And with that, I stick by my original statement; the more videos government regulators see of sUAS pilots flying over property, and especially people, the greater the risk of those draconian regulations being enacted.
And, as Forrest says, That's all I got to say about that.