Hi All. Just joined over here from the Phantom Pilots forum, as I'm not lugging the phantom to my vacation to Maui and Big Island in a few months, so I ordered a Mavic Air as the travel quad, should be here in a few days.
I was wondering if anyone had ever tried contacting Kapalua airport for notification for flying within their 5 mile zone. I do that with my home airport regularly as my house is about 4.5 miles, and they are always ok with it, particularly as I stay under 120 feet AGL and out of the flight pattern.
Seems like the airport doesn't really have any flights in or out after 5:30PM, and the area I wish to fly (near the hotel - but obviously away from people) is on the FAA guidance maps for 107 authorization at a 200 foot ceiling. I'm not a 107 pilot, just recreational, but am guessing if the FAA map gives some guidance to authorization requests for a 200 foot ceiling, a similar ceiling for recreational use is appropriate, and near the beach, I'm generally below 60 feet away.
Just wondering if anyone had tried this and what experiences that had.
I'll keep an eye on this and other threads for other good locations for flying.
Excited for the new bird, as well as getting to fly it in Hawaii.