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They are off to a good start with - "school district attorneys said the district owns the airspace up to five hundred feet above its properties".
This is an email I'm planning to send it to all of the board members.
I want this to be correct so please comment on this right away so I can make any necessary additions or corrections before sending. Thanks, Bob
I saw a story on WGEM regarding a proposed QPS drone policy. In the online version it says school district attorneys said "the district owns the airspace up to 500 feet above its properties”. I believe that you have been misinformed by your attorneys and that you should become educated before spending any more time or money on this pursuit.
I think you will find with a small bit of research that broadly, only the FAA regulates airspace.
There are currently restrictions for flying around stadiums that hold over 30,000 people, NASCAR, NFL and other major sports events, some national monuments such as the Statue of Liberty and over military bases. Very roughly, those are the only restrictions other than operator restrictions on a 400 foot maximum altitude, no night flying, and no flying over people. The flying over people part has been defined as being directly above a persons body which might be a 2 ft.² area if the person is standing or a 12 ft.² area if they were lying down such as on a beach.
There are local ordinances in some parts of the country restricting flight over beaches and similar areas. This might be an avenue for you should you wish to pursue this but precedent has been set with a federal court striking down a local ordinance -
Controversial drone law enacted by Massachusetts city struck down by federal court | masslive.com
Here are some links that will give you the the basic’s.
Airspace Restrictions
Getting Started
They are off to a good start with - "school district attorneys said the district owns the airspace up to five hundred feet above its properties".
This is an email I'm planning to send it to all of the board members.
I want this to be correct so please comment on this right away so I can make any necessary additions or corrections before sending. Thanks, Bob
I saw a story on WGEM regarding a proposed QPS drone policy. In the online version it says school district attorneys said "the district owns the airspace up to 500 feet above its properties”. I believe that you have been misinformed by your attorneys and that you should become educated before spending any more time or money on this pursuit.
I think you will find with a small bit of research that broadly, only the FAA regulates airspace.
There are currently restrictions for flying around stadiums that hold over 30,000 people, NASCAR, NFL and other major sports events, some national monuments such as the Statue of Liberty and over military bases. Very roughly, those are the only restrictions other than operator restrictions on a 400 foot maximum altitude, no night flying, and no flying over people. The flying over people part has been defined as being directly above a persons body which might be a 2 ft.² area if the person is standing or a 12 ft.² area if they were lying down such as on a beach.
There are local ordinances in some parts of the country restricting flight over beaches and similar areas. This might be an avenue for you should you wish to pursue this but precedent has been set with a federal court striking down a local ordinance -
Controversial drone law enacted by Massachusetts city struck down by federal court | masslive.com
Here are some links that will give you the the basic’s.
Airspace Restrictions
Getting Started
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