Small plane above my house....

[Former Member07122019a]

He's way higher than 500 feet.

 

[N2084V]

What height should the plane be at over populated areas?

There's quite often a small single engine plane flying over my house, they seem lower than 400ft. If it collided with my drone, whose at fault? I'm getting no flight warnings on the app. There's a small airfield a few miles away.

 

[N2084V]

What height should the plane be at over populated areas?

In the United States an aircraft should be 1000Ft Above ground level in populated area unless the aircraft is taking off or coming in to land.

 

[timlyg]

If a Truck runs over a baby tricycle on a highway, whose at fault?

 

[FoxhallGH]

If a Truck runs over a baby tricycle on a highway, whose at fault?

The Avacado ... ?

 

[BigAl07]

In the United States an aircraft should be 1000Ft Above ground level in populated area unless the aircraft is taking off or coming in to land.

Or is flying Ag, SAR, Inspections..... as you well know there are many LEGAL exceptions to the rules and for good reason.

 

[N2084V]

Or is flying Ag, SAR, Inspections..... as you well know there are many LEGAL exceptions to the rules and for good reason.
Correct. I will call Air traffic control to get permission to fly low over a river near an airport to check out conditions for kayaking. Most of the time they will allow it.

 

[LowCountryFlyer]

At a guess you live in an area that's popular with the local flight schools for conducting training in ground reference maneuvers or emergency procedures. Manned airplanes may venture down around 500-1000' AGL for these kinds of operations, sometimes even lower, if the area is sparsely populated and the pilot can remain at least 500' from any person, structure or vessel. (14 CFR 91.119).

 

[LowCountryFlyer]

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He's still circling if it's the same plane. This is looking out at about a 30° angle from the ground.

Probably practicing Turns Around a Point.

Possibly S-Turns or Elementary Eights. I'd have to see video of what he was exactly doing to confirm this.

 

[gnirtS]

There's quite often a small single engine plane flying over my house, they seem lower than 400ft. If it collided with my drone, whose at fault? I'm getting no flight warnings on the app. There's a small airfield a few miles away.

He'll be above 500ft AGL. You're just struggling to identify altitude.

And unmanned ALWAYS gives way to manned so its you at fault.

He's still circling if it's the same plane. This is looking out at about a 30° angle from the ground.

On that video he's easily above 500ft.