P4P+ always BeginMode never over 100ft;
just quick up to take photos, then down & land;
driving East Coast US with drone first time;
just called smallish county airport in North FL
as test, was told to call tower #, told tower
the above facts, asked how far I should be
from airport, answer: "I think its about 4 miles"
I asked how about (town name) which is on
beach & was told "you should be OK".
According to Google Map, I would only be
3.5mi from nearest edge of this county airport...
I am registered, non-commercial.
I know 5 mile rule, line of sight, etc etc.
Does a call with this kind of response
qualify as permission to fly closer than
5 miles??? I surmise tower person does
not know specifics of FAA drone rules.
To clarify, am not trying to "test" rules,
it just happens that interesting photo
opps are within 5 miles & tower seemed
to OK it & I might run into this kind of
response over & over when asking if
OK to fly within 5 miles. Thanks in advance.
(NOTE: I will NEVER fly within 5 miles
of big-major airports nor seek permission)
just quick up to take photos, then down & land;
driving East Coast US with drone first time;
just called smallish county airport in North FL
as test, was told to call tower #, told tower
the above facts, asked how far I should be
from airport, answer: "I think its about 4 miles"
I asked how about (town name) which is on
beach & was told "you should be OK".
According to Google Map, I would only be
3.5mi from nearest edge of this county airport...
I am registered, non-commercial.
I know 5 mile rule, line of sight, etc etc.
Does a call with this kind of response
qualify as permission to fly closer than
5 miles??? I surmise tower person does
not know specifics of FAA drone rules.
To clarify, am not trying to "test" rules,
it just happens that interesting photo
opps are within 5 miles & tower seemed
to OK it & I might run into this kind of
response over & over when asking if
OK to fly within 5 miles. Thanks in advance.
(NOTE: I will NEVER fly within 5 miles
of big-major airports nor seek permission)