So I'm getting my first drone next week and working to wade through the regulations. I'm currently near BDL (Class C), in a box where the permissible altitude for authorization is zero feet. 100 yards to the west, I'd be able to get to 100 feet, but that's no longer my yard. There is some open space 250 yards away where I should be able to do the LAANC approval process and fly up to 100 feet.
In short, I just want to fly around my yard at 25 to 50 feet altitude or so. Heck, no higher than the top of my house would be fine. The apps - Kittyhawk and AirMapp - indicate "Further coordination available up to 400 ft" within the app and their websites concerning the box I'm located in.
I'm assuming - as a recreational pilot - I can not get the approval through the LAANC process. I'm also getting the impression I might be able to get approval to fly in my yard, but it would require I go the Part 107 route. Am I correct here? I don't think it makes a difference, but I'm getting a Mavic Mini under 250 grams.
I found this on the FAA website.
So I assume I would need to go the Part 107 route, then apply through the FAADroneZone's Part 107 Dashboard for some sort of authorization to fly up to a specific altitude in my yard?
Would it be possible to get a long-term authorization for a year?
Just as a note, we are not located within an approach to any of the runways. (Well within the "V") We are 1.2 miles from the threshold to RWY 24 and 1.4 miles to the threshold of RWY 33.
In short, I just want to fly around my yard at 25 to 50 feet altitude or so. Heck, no higher than the top of my house would be fine. The apps - Kittyhawk and AirMapp - indicate "Further coordination available up to 400 ft" within the app and their websites concerning the box I'm located in.
I'm assuming - as a recreational pilot - I can not get the approval through the LAANC process. I'm also getting the impression I might be able to get approval to fly in my yard, but it would require I go the Part 107 route. Am I correct here? I don't think it makes a difference, but I'm getting a Mavic Mini under 250 grams.
I found this on the FAA website.
To submit a "further coordination request" if you need to fly above the designated altitude ceiling in a UAS Facility Map, up to 400 feet. Applicants may apply up to 90 days in advance of a flight and the approval is coordinated manually through the FAA. (available to Part 107 pilots only)
So I assume I would need to go the Part 107 route, then apply through the FAADroneZone's Part 107 Dashboard for some sort of authorization to fly up to a specific altitude in my yard?
Would it be possible to get a long-term authorization for a year?
Just as a note, we are not located within an approach to any of the runways. (Well within the "V") We are 1.2 miles from the threshold to RWY 24 and 1.4 miles to the threshold of RWY 33.