Not wanting to start a new thread here but I've been curious, has anyone called a major airport for permission? It seems like there is very few areas that are 5 miles or farther from an airport in Southern California. I would like to fly in fiesta island here in San Diego (see map below) but I'm going to fall in the flight distance issue and I haven't heard anyone calling a major airport like San Diego international. Granted, I'm not going to be in the flight path and the control tower would have more issues if a plane was coming my way than a drone up in the area I wish to go but I'm still just trying to figure this out and abide by the law.
That's going to be a tough one, given that Fiesta Island is so close to the actual airport boundary. Others here will have different opinions, but I personally would call the airport manager's office and ask for their notification procedures. I don't see how you will ever reach anyone in the tower. I live not too far from both LAX and LGB but I have not been close enough with my P3P to call and see what they say.
If you call, let us know what you find out. I would be interested.
Damon