This may be old news to some, but others may find it helpful...A local flood control lake (park) is operated by the army corps of engineers and I was told, upon checking in at the office, that “flying drones on federal property is illegal”. After checking all my apps, I could find zero no-fly-zone indications so I got in touch with the FAA-UAS in Washington DC to see what was going on. A very helpful gentleman researched the issue for me and even called the park office and explained to them that they could prevent takeoff and landing on park property but had no jurisdiction over the airspace above the park and lake. (Please be aware that there are some federal properties that are legitimate no-fly-zones). He even emailed me the specifics so I could print it out to keep in my flight bag “just in case”. The point of this thread is to let our pilots know that the FAA has a UAS division and that they are there to clarify the laws and help us out whenever possible. The guy went on to tell me that most of the people in the office are drone pilots themselves. I won’t be flying from park property (I’m not one to create conflict), but I can still get the photos of the lake I want legally. Thank you UAS!!!
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