Recent content by JohnT

Just to follow up on the minimum distances from marine wildlife and my interpretation that the 1,000 feet minimum is for manned aircraft (not drones), I wrote NOAA Fisheries and received the response below. This clarifies that for humpback whales in Hawaii, 300 feet is the minimum legal...

Thanks for the welcome! The noaa page doesn't display a date, but it appears to be current. I copied & pasted today. Here is the link: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/topic/marine-life-viewing-guidelines#guidelines-&-distances Now whether your average enforcement officer is aware of and...

Hi, I just joined the forum. I'm on Oahu and hadn't flown drones for years until recently getting a Mavic Air 2. Regarding flying near whales, I've copied & pasted from the fisheries.noaa site below. Maybe the wording has changed since this thread started, but it seems clear that the 1,000...