You really need an air navigation chart to determine this. I am unsure of the rules pertaining to your hazard/danger zone notes on your app/website, but the air chart will give you very precise data on exactly where your local airports control zones extend to and what altitudes they apply to (and they vary). If you are going to fly a lot locally, might be worth investing in a chart. They give you lots of other pilot friendly details too, for instance, but not only...aiprort glide paths, areas of high intensity radio transmission, parachute drop sites, military activity zones, electricity transmission lines/pylons, even gas venting sites. Welcome to a world of new digestible information!I live a few blocks outside this orange bubble for the local airport. However, this is still within 5 miles of the airport.
My understanding is that I can fly a Mavic outside of that bubble from my home but would need to inform the airport each time I flew.
Here is a screenshot of my location:
Well I agree that these are very comprehensive maps but I am unable to get any good NFZ or other info from them simply because I have no experience reading them. I can't find a legend that tells me what all the large gray circles mean or the yellow areas. I live in Cartersville, Ga. just NW of Atlanta and if the gray areas are some type of restricted zones almost the entire NW of Ga. is restricted. Sorry but w/o some more experience in reading these maps they don't do me any good.
There is a legend attached to every chart. VFR charts do not show drone NFZs, that is not their function.
Correct. I see the legend but I fail to see where it explains what the gray graduated circles or the yellow areas mean.
We have a small airport in the city where I live with no ATC but it is big enough for Learjets to land. I wanted to fly in a large open park close to it but off to one side of the runway. I called the Parks and Recreation Dept and they said it was legal to fly there with them. I knew from living here the last 25 years how close it was to the airport so I called and got in touch with the airport point of contact and he told me to get with him within an hour or so before I wanted to fly there because it's only 2 miles from the airstrip and as long as I kept my altitude below a 200 ft ceiling he would give me authorization barring something going on with traffic in that area. I haven't tried it yet so I'm not sure if the DJI geofencing will let me or not. It might be worth your while to take a drive to the airport and talk to someone there. They were very cooperative here. Maybe they will give you authorization. You've got nothing to lose. Good luck!!
Thanks Clovis, I have the same situation here but I can't seem to get a hold of the manager. I've gone to the airport, called several times and left messages. I live about 2 miles from the airport. All I can do is click 'except responsibility' on the RC and fly cautiously. I'm just wondering if this is legal???
You know,... I don't think even with authorization from someone from the airport I would want to fly that close to an active airport. I've been flying drones for approx. 3 years and I can tell you,... Things can happen quickly. He may give you permission, but there's just too much margin for error for me with an incoming flight that's descending for landing. That pilot has no idea where you are, nor does he even know a drone is flying in that airspace. Kind of a recipie for desaster.
