Greetings all;
I was in NH two days ago (Colebrook area, Beaver Brook Falls). It looked like a great place to fly and get some nice footage. I looked up contact information for NH State Parks (NH State Parks : Welcome) and called to inquire about restrictions flying in the park. I was told there were restrictions and my call was forwarded to someone who wasn't there. I left a voicemail and callback number.
I didn't get a call back, so I called again yesterday and was again forwarded to the same person, a woman, who answered this time. She told me flying in NH State Parks was not allowed and there was a permission process I would need to go through to be approved to fly in a NH State Park. She stated there is a $100 application fee and as part of the permission process I would need to present proof of insurance (which is interesting because car insurance isn't mandatory in NH). She said she would email me the application. As of today, 24 hours later, I have nothing in my email regarding flying in a NH State Park. Now, granted, 24 hours isn't a terribly long time, but if this is a known process, it shouldn't be that difficult to create an email, attach a document to it and hit send.
I have used up all of my google-power trying to find any kind of policy or law regarding NH State Parks and drones, online. Also, there are no signs forbidding drone use at the park; I just called because I want to go back and fly some time and want to make sure it's OK to do so.
Has anyone here gone through this process? Any information I can access online to find out about it?
I was in NH two days ago (Colebrook area, Beaver Brook Falls). It looked like a great place to fly and get some nice footage. I looked up contact information for NH State Parks (NH State Parks : Welcome) and called to inquire about restrictions flying in the park. I was told there were restrictions and my call was forwarded to someone who wasn't there. I left a voicemail and callback number.
I didn't get a call back, so I called again yesterday and was again forwarded to the same person, a woman, who answered this time. She told me flying in NH State Parks was not allowed and there was a permission process I would need to go through to be approved to fly in a NH State Park. She stated there is a $100 application fee and as part of the permission process I would need to present proof of insurance (which is interesting because car insurance isn't mandatory in NH). She said she would email me the application. As of today, 24 hours later, I have nothing in my email regarding flying in a NH State Park. Now, granted, 24 hours isn't a terribly long time, but if this is a known process, it shouldn't be that difficult to create an email, attach a document to it and hit send.
I have used up all of my google-power trying to find any kind of policy or law regarding NH State Parks and drones, online. Also, there are no signs forbidding drone use at the park; I just called because I want to go back and fly some time and want to make sure it's OK to do so.
Has anyone here gone through this process? Any information I can access online to find out about it?