Hey guys.
I’d really like to fly in my back yard no higher than 20-30 feet for some vlog work for projects in my own back yard. I live about 1/2 mile from a class D civilian airport. I’m in a 0 MSL area. There is a tree I’ve estimated at 65 ft high about 250 ft closer to the airport than i am.
I do want to fly by the book. Looking at 107.51 it says i can fly +400 feet above any structure within a 400 ft. I recognize this is a bit of hand waiving, but why would it not be ok to say fly less than 50’ MSL since there already a “structure” (tree) 65ft tall within 250 ft of where i want to fly.
Is this legal? If not what are the challenges if i request a ongoing and perpetual part 107 waiver to allow me to fly no more than 50ft strictly above May property they would accept such a waiver?
I started writing the waiver request but then started questioning if it was necessary. Appreciate your comments here guys.
Operation Title: DroneZone submitted authorization to fly in a “zero” grid area from the UAS facility map grid ~1/2 SM west of XXXX Airport Class-D) supporting video/photography documentation and social media.
Responsible Party: Steven xxxx, Remote Pilot Cert xxxxx Issued 10 Dec 2021
Address on file: xxxx
Phone: xxxx
RPIC will also be the responsible party.
Operation Parameters:
I’d really like to fly in my back yard no higher than 20-30 feet for some vlog work for projects in my own back yard. I live about 1/2 mile from a class D civilian airport. I’m in a 0 MSL area. There is a tree I’ve estimated at 65 ft high about 250 ft closer to the airport than i am.
I do want to fly by the book. Looking at 107.51 it says i can fly +400 feet above any structure within a 400 ft. I recognize this is a bit of hand waiving, but why would it not be ok to say fly less than 50’ MSL since there already a “structure” (tree) 65ft tall within 250 ft of where i want to fly.
Is this legal? If not what are the challenges if i request a ongoing and perpetual part 107 waiver to allow me to fly no more than 50ft strictly above May property they would accept such a waiver?
I started writing the waiver request but then started questioning if it was necessary. Appreciate your comments here guys.
Operation Title: DroneZone submitted authorization to fly in a “zero” grid area from the UAS facility map grid ~1/2 SM west of XXXX Airport Class-D) supporting video/photography documentation and social media.
Responsible Party: Steven xxxx, Remote Pilot Cert xxxxx Issued 10 Dec 2021
Address on file: xxxx
Phone: xxxx
RPIC will also be the responsible party.
Operation Parameters:
- Start/End date: Perpetual
- Timeframe: any time.
- Frequency: unrestricted number of flight operations.
- Proposed location of flight
- Xxxxx address
- Long/Lat: -12x.xxxx, 3y.yyy
- Airspace: KXXX Class D airspace, approx 2300 ft west of runway XX
- Radius Over addressed private property only for which the PIC is the owner
- Maximum Altitude: No higher than 60ft AGL
- High requested supports CFR 107.43 and is lower than a obstruction (tree) 250ft to the south estimated at 68ft height which has already been factoring into KXXX maned flight operations.
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