I would like to ask a question to the group. Why is there no single source where a UAS pilot can input their flight parameters and get immediate feedback of whether or not it’s permissible to fly, and if not permissible, immediately send you to a form where you can apply for an FAA waiver? I feel that this is the FAA’s responsibility to provide such a site for UAS pilots. In some cases, I’ve found that the B4UFLY app contradicts FAA Sectional Charts. I even went to the Aloft app, put in my flight parameters (for a flight at 3PM), and it came back and said that the responsible control tower I was not open during that time when I knew it was. In my opinion, the FAA should be required to develop and maintain such a app if it wants UAS pilots to comply with their regulations. In recent email conversation with the FAA, their representative sent me to some obscure site (http://faa.maps.arcgis.com/) where it’s not clear where to go when you get there. If the FAA wants us to comply with their regulations, then they need to make the effort to make it easier and less confusing for us UAS pilots.
So, where do you go before you fly? Where do you go to get approval when necessary?
So, where do you go before you fly? Where do you go to get approval when necessary?