Two-tone yellow around class E airport

[Calhoun Ranger]

Just hoping for a quick answer on DJI geo-fencing. I need to fly around a small airport, at about 1.5 miles out. I have already called the airport to notify them. The DJI geo map shows a two-tone yellow authorization around this airport - a darker yellow inner circle close to the airport and a lighter yellow extending farther out.

My flight area is in the outer, lighter yellow band. Will I be restricted there? Do I need to get a DJI authorization? I am a certificate holder, just haven't experienced this particular situation yet.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Had to deal with this while flying my P3P.

It may prompt you to show authorization but may also give you the option to take responsibility for the flight. I dealt with this at an airport in G airspace obviously mis-classified by DJI. In my experience I was able to fly but the prompt popped up every time I landed and attempted to take off again.

 

[Calhoun Ranger]

Thanks, FlyBoy. Since I asked the question very close upon the event, I had my answer in real life quickly. I got a message that I was near a NFZ, with an option to authorize. I could say NO to this question, and I was able to fly normally with no restriction. The RC continually showed "NEAR NFZ" but other than that did not interfere.
I will also note that, with a VERY specific simple question to [email protected], all I received in return was the "boilerplate" answer of how to request authorization to fly in a NFZ, with no specific reference at all to my simple question on the two-tone yellow on their geo-fencing map.