SMA PHOTO SHOOT PLT CIRCLED A CITY FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. HE WAS FLYING AT THE MINIMUM LEGAL ALT. RESIDENTS ON THE GND COMPLAINED OF HIS PRESENCE.

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ARRIVED IXD FROM ADS UNDER VFR FLT FOLLOWING WITH KANSAS CITY APCH. AS KANSAS CITY APCH WAS ABOUT TO HAVE ME SWITCH TO 1200 AND TWR FREQ; I INFORMED THEM THAT I WAS ON A PHOTO MISSION THAT WAS APPROX 6-9 MI N OF IXD AND REQUESTED TA'S WHILE WE WERE OVER THE PROJECT TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED. I WAS NOT READY TO PHOTOGRAPH YET; BUT WANTED TO LOCATE THE PROPERTY AND CIRCLE IT A FEW ORBITS IN PREPARATION TO THE PHOTO SHOOT. APCH DENIED AND SUGGESTED I COORDINATE THAT WITH IXD TWR. I COMPLIED; SCOUTED THE PROPERTY FOR A FEW MINS (COORDINATING WITH IXD TWR); THEN LANDED IXD TO GET CAMERA GEAR READY AND MAKE A FEW CALLS. AS A COURTESY; I ALWAYS CALL LCL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TELL THEM WHO I AM; WHERE I WILL BE CIRCLING; AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANE. I DID THAT IN THIS CASE TOO. I THEN BOARDED THE PLANE (WITH ANOTHER PLT WHO WOULD WATCH FOR TFC AND HOLD THE PLANE IN THE APPROPRIATE CONFIGN BRIEFLY WHILE I HAD THE CAMERA UP TO MY EYE); DEPARTED; COORDINATED WITH IXD TWR; AND STAYED IN TOUCH WITH TWR FOR THE TIME WE WERE OVER THE PROPERTY. I DEEMED THE PROPERTY TO BE CONSIDERED AN 'UNCONGESTED AREA' AND CIRCLED AT VARIOUS ALTS ABOVE 500 FT AGL FOR ABOUT 25 ORBITS. I THEN INFORMED TWR WE WERE FINISHED AND REQUESTED LNDG IXD. TWR REPLIED 'RPT 2 MI FINAL AND CALL TWR UPON LNDG.' I COMPLIED. TWR INSTRUCTED TO CALL APCH CTL. I COMPLIED. I WAS TOLD HE HAD RECEIVED A COUPLE OF CALLS ABOUT AN 'UNKNOWN PLANE' CIRCLING IN OLATHE. I EXPLAINED MY MISSION AND WHO I HAD CONTACTED PREVIOUS TO THE FLT. HE ASKED A FEW QUESTIONS; SUGGESTED THAT I ALSO CONTACT FSDO IN THE FUTURE; AND TOOK MY PHONE NUMBERS. I BELIEVE I WAS THOUGHTFUL AND PRUDENT TO NOTIFY THE PROPERTY RESIDENTS OF THE PROJECT I WAS PHOTOGRAPHING; THE LCL AUTHS; ATTEMPT TO GET RADAR SURVEILLANCE FROM APCH; AND COORDINATE WITH ATC (TWR). I WILL ADD NOTIFICATION OF LCL FSDO TO THE LIST OF NOTIFICATIONS IN THE FUTURE.