FAA Updates DroneZone | Federal Aviation Administration
Recreational flyers may request airspace authorizations where LAANC is not available.
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Good news for drone pilots... I hope it doesn’t really take 45 days to get the clearance.
Try applying for a specific area by map coordinates of longitude and latitude that define the area.This is what I got when I clicked the DroneZone link for recreational authorizations at non-LAANC airports:
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Try applying for a specific area by map coordinates of longitude and latitude that define the area.
Glad you found it. They will contact you by email if they have questions on your application.Disregard.
If I click on Manage Airspace Authorizations on my DroneZone "home page" (even though I do not have an authorization) it allows me to create one. Still no ability to get the step-by-step guidance. It gives the page not found error.
My son had tried to get an authorization thru Dronezone just this week -- filed it a few minutes after he got that email
Trying to get an authorization to fly 4000 feet from a small airport runway, somerset airport in bedminster, NJ
I'm doing a job at this location and we are trying to document the every day progress, it's a historic site that I'm removing a dam
Anyway, he filled out the form and just last night got an email stating there was activity on his request -- the activity was that the request was cancelled -- no explanation, just cancelled
Now what?
AirMap, Kittyhawk....My son had tried to get an authorization thru Dronezone just this week -- filed it a few minutes after he got that email
Trying to get an authorization to fly 4000 feet from a small airport runway, somerset airport in bedminster, NJ
I'm doing a job at this location and we are trying to document the every day progress, it's a historic site that I'm removing a dam
Anyway, he filled out the form and just last night got an email stating there was activity on his request -- the activity was that the request was cancelled -- no explanation, just cancelled
Now what?
My son had tried to get an authorization thru Dronezone just this week -- filed it a few minutes after he got that email
Trying to get an authorization to fly 4000 feet from a small airport runway, somerset airport in bedminster, NJ
I'm doing a job at this location and we are trying to document the every day progress, it's a historic site that I'm removing a dam
Anyway, he filled out the form and just last night got an email stating there was activity on his request -- the activity was that the request was cancelled -- no explanation, just cancelled
Now what?
Nothing commercial about it -- he's not paid by anyone -- Just documenting the removal process for my own personal use -- I'm the guy running the hammer and I'd like to see what we accomplished from the air
I actually don't think it's so much authorization, just that the airport should be notified of our intentions. Maybe it is the wrong use of Dronezone.
Either way he's contacting the director of the airport tomorrow -- I told him not to ask permission but to notify of his intentions -- Really only need 150ft ceiling max for what he wants to do -- I am hoping that he can fly a few times a day, get a time lapse type thing spread out over 10 or 12 days. We live about 20 minutes away so it's realistic for him to be there multiple times a day.
Because that flight doesn't have recreational intent, the pilot would still likely need a part 107 certificate, even if "no money changes hands". The flights are to assist a project and that's enough to fall into Part 107 "commercial" rules.
As far as the nearby airport, there's no need to notify the nearby airport if it's in non-controlled airspace, or get their permission, etc. You just need to stay clear of manned airplanes in the area. These rules were changed several months back to only require authorization for controlled airspace.