My local park is just on the boundary of the 5-mile radius mark from an airport. It is a great place to fly as it has a large field and it quite open.
The way I understand it every time I would want to fly in this park I would have to apply for a waiver at Request a Waiver/Airspace Authorization – Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS). Problem is, waivers are not instant so I would not call this recreational flying.
I called my local tower ATC and they were really nice but advised me to use the online portal for "notification" and "approval"
So do I have to find a spot to fly my drone (Hobby) that is in class G airspace?
I find it hard to believe based on the footage I am seeing on youtube that every pilot has received ATC clearance to fly in the area their flying.
I know the system will be automated sometime in 2018 to facilitate drone operations near airports and in controlled airspace. My question is what do we do in the mean time.
The way I understand it every time I would want to fly in this park I would have to apply for a waiver at Request a Waiver/Airspace Authorization – Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS). Problem is, waivers are not instant so I would not call this recreational flying.
I called my local tower ATC and they were really nice but advised me to use the online portal for "notification" and "approval"
So do I have to find a spot to fly my drone (Hobby) that is in class G airspace?
I find it hard to believe based on the footage I am seeing on youtube that every pilot has received ATC clearance to fly in the area their flying.
I know the system will be automated sometime in 2018 to facilitate drone operations near airports and in controlled airspace. My question is what do we do in the mean time.