Call a "cat" a "cat" - Altitude vs height vs AGL vs MSL ...

[Andy Mac 230]

Got it!!

 

[old man mavic]

after 51 posts,its to late to go flying now ,still there's always tomorrow

 

[Andy Mac 230]

It’s never too late on a summers evening like this..and you have strobes fitted

 

[CAG]

Geez, how could ASL and AGL get so complicated? Now we should spend time discussing ground speed as opposed to air speed LOL!

On another note. Belgium is a beautiful country. There are two "official" languages. Flemish and French with a small German speaking population. If you go you should visit Bastogne and the Battle of the Bulge memorial. Yes, that Battle of the Bulge.

Lovely people who like Americans.

 

[gnirtS]

ground speed as opposed to air speed LOL!

Indicated or true? I prefer Mach anyway...

 

[theDRONEranger]

Indicated or true? I prefer Mach anyway...

Scotty, give us warp factor 6, NOW!

 

[Aboveitall]

Objects don’t count I’m afraid. Just the “terrain I’m afraid.

I thought I could fly up and over a 500 ft. building as long as I stayed within 400' of the perimeter of the building and never more than 400' above the building. Is this incorrect? A building would be an "object" and a "hill or mountain" would be terrain. Clarification please. Thanks.

 

[Rich QR]

I thought I could fly up and over a 500 ft. building as long as I stayed within 400' of the perimeter of the building and never more than 400' above the building. Is this incorrect? A building would be an "object" and a "hill or mountain" would be terrain. Clarification please. Thanks.

That's true if and only if you're flying under Part 107 (you'd need to have a license). Part 107.51(b) has the details.

If you are flying without a license under the recreational exception, section 44809, your limit is 400' AGL (or less in certain airspace) with no rule to allow higher in the vicinity of a tall structure.

 

[Crusader14]

Read the drone code. Remain within 400ft of the earths surface. Forget buildings or other man made structures.(UK Rules).