Hi Everyone,
Like to know if anyone has had a similar experience - typical government run-a-round!
OK, a realtor asked me to fly a property for her. I did the initial research and found no geo-fencing issues (first thing I always check for). Next thing I checked for was controlled airspace and then restricted airspace. No issue with controlled airspace, but sure enough, the property was in the edge of a restricted zone. OK, the B4UFLY app instructed to contact the ATRCC Jacksonville office. Got a phone number and called them, but no they didn't handle drones and told me to contact Jacksonville approach. I call Jax approach and their response was that they only handle 10,000ft and above, so they gave another office to call. I call this office and the rep had no idea what to do other than to request clearance through LAANC. I tried to explain that LAANC was for controlled airspace not restricted space. No further use talking to this guy. I called this same office later on and talked to a different person. He told me the restricted zone was under a field office at NAS Jacksonville and provided a phone number. I call this field office, and FINALLY found the right people to request authorization from.
So, it seems that it is an absolute waste of time trying to call an ATRCC office. Find out who the military authority is that has control over the zone and call them directly.
Like to know if anyone has had a similar experience - typical government run-a-round!
OK, a realtor asked me to fly a property for her. I did the initial research and found no geo-fencing issues (first thing I always check for). Next thing I checked for was controlled airspace and then restricted airspace. No issue with controlled airspace, but sure enough, the property was in the edge of a restricted zone. OK, the B4UFLY app instructed to contact the ATRCC Jacksonville office. Got a phone number and called them, but no they didn't handle drones and told me to contact Jacksonville approach. I call Jax approach and their response was that they only handle 10,000ft and above, so they gave another office to call. I call this office and the rep had no idea what to do other than to request clearance through LAANC. I tried to explain that LAANC was for controlled airspace not restricted space. No further use talking to this guy. I called this same office later on and talked to a different person. He told me the restricted zone was under a field office at NAS Jacksonville and provided a phone number. I call this field office, and FINALLY found the right people to request authorization from.
So, it seems that it is an absolute waste of time trying to call an ATRCC office. Find out who the military authority is that has control over the zone and call them directly.