V_Morales Wrote:
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> 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[/url]
> -cfr-part-91-docket-no-faa-2014-0396-interpretatio
> n-the-special-rule-model-aircraft.html
I'm certain that's because the information contained at that link is obsolete. The Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) are constantly changing. The rules have been more fully defined since this thread was created back in 2015, including the release of FAR Part 107, governing commercial operations. Depending on what sort of aircraft people are intending to fly and what they intend to do with it, there can be anything from not-too-many requirements, to a ton of requirements. FAA typically looks most closely at commercial operations. They draw a very distinct line between UAS operations for personal photography, and people shooting to make money. When money changes hands, even if the operation is only break-even, FAA interprets that as commercial. Regardless of what you are doing with the drone, the rules regarding airspace and where you can operate are the same. Get caught flying over a crowd or in a restricted class of airspace and FAA will likely lower the boom. The individual who flew his drone over Fenway park in Boston last week (which violated a number of FARs) will probably end up being hung out to dry.
The best place to go for information is [url=https://www.faa.gov/uas/]HERE[/url].
I would urge everyone who flies these machines to be ultra careful and ultra conservative. The FAA considers these things to be aircraft, and they can do significant damage and hurt people if not flown responsibly.
/Kevin Madore
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/18/2019 08:46AM by KevinM.
