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When there are multiple airports within 5 miles, are you telling each airport about your pre planned flight or just nearest to where you're flying?
When there are multiple airports within 5 miles, are you telling each airport about your pre planned flight or just nearest to where you're flying?
When there are multiple airports within 5 miles, are you telling each airport about your pre planned flight or just nearest to where you're flying?
I think most people have learned that its a waste of your time & the controllers to notify them of your flight plans. The normal responses are either to tell you to be careful & you don't have to notify them again or you'll have the occasional guy tell you never to fly within 5 miles which is BS. You just need to give the airports plenty of distance & avoid flying along the takeoff & approach pathways.
Are you guys calling and "telling" them or requesting authorization?
Yes they can, airport operators can deny you if the flight would endanger airspace activities. If you are outside of the five mile limit they have no say.
It is a tell, not an ask. However, they can tell you not to fly if there is a reasonable safety risk. Disregarding would be unwise.
But doesn't part 107 say you need to request authorization from ATC and give them 90 days to respond? (Airspace B for example)
That's 107, not recreational. Completely different requirements (see above).
And the authorization is from the FAA, not ATC.
Aircraft don’t always fly directly in the upwind and downwind traffic pattern of an airport. Drone operators should assume aircraft can come from any direction and any altitude within the vertical limits of the airport airspace.I think most people have learned that its a waste of your time & the controllers to notify them of your flight plans. The normal responses are either to tell you to be careful & you don't have to notify them again or you'll have the occasional guy tell you never to fly within 5 miles which is BS. You just need to give the airports plenty of distance & avoid flying along the takeoff & approach pathways.
Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Frequently Asked Questions
Can an airport operator object to model aircraft flights near an airport?
Yes, an airport operator can object to the proposed use of a model aircraft within five miles of an airport if the proposed activity would endanger the safety of the airspace. However, the airport operator cannot prohibit or prevent the model aircraft operator from operating within five miles of the airport. Unsafe flying in spite of the objection of an airport operator may be evidence that the operator was endangering the safety of the National Airspace System. Additionally, the UAS operator must comply with any applicable airspace requirements.
It sounds like they are referring to private, not public airports.The information you posted shows that an airport controller cannot stop/deny you from flying.
Just so I get this straight. If we're flying for enjoyment, just notify them, which basically means telling them. If flying for business (107), 90 days notice to inform FAA and it's not guaranteed?