Yes. I have a hospital / heliport in my area and I called them to say I was flying my drone. The guy told me to hold on, he checked for inbound flights and confirmed that none were coming. He said, "thanks" for calling in. He advised to be aware because the helicopters can be deployed randomly as needed. Best to call.
Yeah! I'd assume most hospitals will have someone. But again all heliports by me nobody I know one isn't even used lol. So don't stress yourself on it. Just don't be dumb and fly to 400 ft in front of it.
Best App is B4UFly or AirMap. AirMap gives telephone numbers. B4UFLY is FAA although I filter out heliports and filter them back in and make a judgement call for those. I also don't go near them. The real issue is the Airports small ones won't have anyone and large ones well your stupid to be within 5 miles of one. Planes can't control on descent to avoid collisions. Helicopters have more mobility and the only time you'll see one at 400 feet is if it's landing. Rarely will one be outside of a helipad at that altitude.
So don't go crazy avoid them if possible but don't light up your phone like a call center if you have 4 heliports etc. I'd call the hospitals. But then again I'm staying away from them. Use judgement and be smart. It's best to call. But with the amount of drones going up and calls they will eventually get it'll all change lol.
So for short.
I avoid airports and hospitals. Not going to bother. I'd call the hospital if I wanted a shot. The airport. Well I don't plan on the shot. For me I'd rather not be in the situation of crossing paths with an inbound plane. Bye bye Drones if the accidents go up.
Being aware is half of it. So at the very least I'd check the B4UFly app.
DJI is also working with the FAA on zones etc. You'll see them on DJI GO. As time goes on like I said it'll change.
DJI also has you submit an authorization for certain areas and flight capability may be reduced. So like I said. It'll get handled. The FAA only issued 27k in fines last year with 500,000 registered users. Each user can face a fine up to 25k. So that tells you right away they don't have the regulations figured out yet. Eventually hospitals may be a no go period etc. when the fines go up and they charge more which they will it's because they have a handle on it and you'll know more yourself.
Keywords "Be Smart, Use Best Judgment, Know the Law"
GPS and the drones limitation to 400 FT saved these things. Below Radar and Air Traffic. So for the most part your safe. Heliports you wouldn't need 5 miles from anyways as they land vertically.
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