Good Morning Fellow Operators!
I have done some research into this issue and have not found a lot of information which would indicate that the issue is a "Me" issue so I wanted to ask here for some guidance. I am part 107 certified.
The situation is that I have an event I am covering at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery on Memorial Day and I plan to use my drone to take video and picture of the event as marketing material for the non-profit I am working for. I am doing a test flight in April to make sure I can get the airspace (the cemetery is directly adjacent to the MSP airport) authorization, and that I can get the shots I need and overall do a dry run to ensure I account for any unexpected situations so I can make the most of my time during the real event.
So I have hit my first snag, I have put in two separate LAANC requests, and both require further coordination as the ceiling is 0ft. Given the proximity to the airport, I knew that this would be the case which is why I am working on this so far ahead of time. In both cases, my request was denied and very little information was given.
The first request was for 150ft directly above the cemetery and maybe 100 feet across the street so I can capture the rally point where the non-profit folks will assemble. That was denied, and the given reason was one that felt very "Canned" as in, it said it MAY have been denied because of a list of different reasons including altitude, date, duration, or time. This is rather unhelpful as I don't know what grounds specifically were the factor for the denial. So I submitted again for an altitude of 100 ft. I also tightened up the boundary to be only the cemetery area. Again, denied with a vague list of reasons.
So my question is, what can I do to get more information about the denial or what criteria would make my request more successful? Since there is no information about the denial I can't make adjustments without basically guessing then I have to try and apply that guess work on the actual event day and hope that it is approved. Any ideas from you veterans on how I could proceed?
Thanks for any information you can provide!
I have done some research into this issue and have not found a lot of information which would indicate that the issue is a "Me" issue so I wanted to ask here for some guidance. I am part 107 certified.
The situation is that I have an event I am covering at the Fort Snelling National Cemetery on Memorial Day and I plan to use my drone to take video and picture of the event as marketing material for the non-profit I am working for. I am doing a test flight in April to make sure I can get the airspace (the cemetery is directly adjacent to the MSP airport) authorization, and that I can get the shots I need and overall do a dry run to ensure I account for any unexpected situations so I can make the most of my time during the real event.
So I have hit my first snag, I have put in two separate LAANC requests, and both require further coordination as the ceiling is 0ft. Given the proximity to the airport, I knew that this would be the case which is why I am working on this so far ahead of time. In both cases, my request was denied and very little information was given.
The first request was for 150ft directly above the cemetery and maybe 100 feet across the street so I can capture the rally point where the non-profit folks will assemble. That was denied, and the given reason was one that felt very "Canned" as in, it said it MAY have been denied because of a list of different reasons including altitude, date, duration, or time. This is rather unhelpful as I don't know what grounds specifically were the factor for the denial. So I submitted again for an altitude of 100 ft. I also tightened up the boundary to be only the cemetery area. Again, denied with a vague list of reasons.
So my question is, what can I do to get more information about the denial or what criteria would make my request more successful? Since there is no information about the denial I can't make adjustments without basically guessing then I have to try and apply that guess work on the actual event day and hope that it is approved. Any ideas from you veterans on how I could proceed?
Thanks for any information you can provide!