KevinM Wrote:
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> Hi Sam,
>
> The airport across the street from the meadows
> outside Chama is called Eastside (FAA identifier
> is NM24). It is a private facility with a 3000
> ft. RW 1-19. In the past, I have personally seen
> the airport used by a Pilatus PC-12 turbo-prop
> aircraft and yes, it would not be permissible to
> operate an RPA ("drone") within 5 miles of that
> airport without the permission of the airport
> owner, even below 400 ft. AGL. The reason is (of
> course) because arriving/departing aircraft would
> have to be below 400 AGL in order to land/take off
> from there. Needless to say, a collision with an
> RPA (windshield, prop, engine intake) could cause
> a pilot incapacitation or an engine failure. Even
> with the permission of the airport owner, there
> should be a Notice To Airmen (NOTAM) published, to
> indicate where and when the operation will take
> place, so that aviators will be aware of it.
> Essentially, that means it is unlikely that an
> airport owner can just grant "blanket" permission
> for someone to operate, unless there is a
> semi-permanent NOTAM for the airport, announcing
> such operations are regularly conducted there.
>
> [url=https://www.faa.gov/uas/media/model_aircraft_
> spec_rule.pdf]At a very minimum, "drone" owners
> should read this.[/url]
>
> BTW, in addition to airports, there are areas
> called Special Flight Rules Areas (SFRA) such as
> the Washington, DC area, where the restriction
> area is much wider. There can also be Temporary
> Flight Restrictions (TFRs) that spring up for
> things such as major public events (Super Bowl,
> Political Conventions, etc) and visits by VIPs
> such as the President. Get caught flying an RPA
> within 30 miles of the POTUS, and the US Secret
> Service will likely greet you with the guns out.
>
> /Kevin
Not sure if anyone is still reading this, but the link to the FAA's interpretive rule does not work anymore - they've dropped the file. Here you guys go: [url]https://www.templateroller.com/template/1863170/14-cfr-part-91-docket-no-faa-2014-0396-interpretation-the-special-rule-model-aircraft.html[/url]
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/18/2019 06:58AM by V_Morales.
