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Now this might open up a can of worms.......I am a certified drone pilot for 5 years and am based in NYC.
As most of you guys probably know - It is illegal to fly drones in NYC, that includes all 5 boroughs with the exceptions of a handful parks with model aircraft fields.
I see many requests for drone jobs in NYC posted on Drones.io - who is flying these jobs?
You can also see many posts on YouTube that are shot in NYC.
Now I personally have concentrated all my business to Long Island and Connecticut and while there have been many discussions about how such a city ordinance would not hold up in court (NYC cannot override The FAA!), I don't want to be the one having to fight this one in court, have my drone confiscated or be arrested......
Wondering how other pilots in NYC feel about this?
I did a tv piece on this a few years back (see below) - looks like nothing has changed in 2021.
One reason I bought an Inspire 2 was to break into the movie/tv production - but everything shoots in NYC, so no legal flying possible - even the film permit office in NYC has no answer on how to approach this.
Love to hear some opinions !
As most of you guys probably know - It is illegal to fly drones in NYC, that includes all 5 boroughs with the exceptions of a handful parks with model aircraft fields.
I see many requests for drone jobs in NYC posted on Drones.io - who is flying these jobs?
You can also see many posts on YouTube that are shot in NYC.
Now I personally have concentrated all my business to Long Island and Connecticut and while there have been many discussions about how such a city ordinance would not hold up in court (NYC cannot override The FAA!), I don't want to be the one having to fight this one in court, have my drone confiscated or be arrested......
Wondering how other pilots in NYC feel about this?
I did a tv piece on this a few years back (see below) - looks like nothing has changed in 2021.
One reason I bought an Inspire 2 was to break into the movie/tv production - but everything shoots in NYC, so no legal flying possible - even the film permit office in NYC has no answer on how to approach this.
Love to hear some opinions !