Sorry... there is just so much wrong information in this post that I just had to respond
J.James said:
if it is a no fly zone, then how come there are aircraft flying in and out of airports?
Because they are not real no fly zones other then dji designating them as such.
BS. It's not DJI that is designating no-fly zones. As the OP even stated, the particular area that he mentions has been a no-fly zone "since before there were drones" (which would mean "before there was DJI"). DJI does not randomly make up this information. Locations of no-fly zones are collated from a national database, which DJI then uses to affect the firmware.
J.James said:
How can the FAA restrict airspace to hobby aircraft when the FAA has no legal jurisdiction over them?
The FAA dont have any legal jurisdiction to restrict hobby aircraft nore do they have any restrictions or regulations regarding hoby air craft. all there safty "suggestions and guidelines saying someone "should not fly near air ports or that you should stay under 400 feet or if you intend to fly higher they "suggest" you notify the local air traffic control and let them know you will be flying over 400 feet and the area you will be flying in so they can advise aircraft to stay clear or be on the look out.
This is also incorrect. The FAA
does have jurisdiction. They just don't have the authority to make
LAWS. The only difference between a "regulation/restriction" and a "law" is that, if you break a regulation, you are charged with a fine... whereas if you break a law, you
can also be charged with jail time. The real rub is that, often, even while you're adhering to FAA regulations, you
may be in violation of local laws (which are
not enforced by the FAA, but by local law enforcement agencies).
J.James said:
The FAA don't even have much jurisdiction over real air craft if they are home built hobby air craft and not for commercial flight. They don't even require that the pilot has a pilots license or even any safety inspections. They only require a placard of certain size be placed in front of the seats informing any passengers that the airplane is an experimental hobby air plane and basically saying that you are taking your own risk or own life in to your hands if you fly as a non paying passenger. and that its not been approved or inspected by the FAA for safely. Lots of people even die in home built air craft (think John Denver) and the FAA still has no jurisdiction over them or able to make any laws against them cause they are not commercial air craft or even commercial made.
Also very much untrue. The only aircraft classification that you do not need a pilots license for, in the U.S., is the "Microlight Aircraft" category, which is largely comprised of the Ultra-light-type aircraft and hang-gliders. A single-seater, usually less 250lb empty weight on the airframe, and less than 5 gallons of fuel. You absolutely DO need a license (issued by the FAA) to fly homebuilt and experimental hobby aircraft that exceed those limits (a category referred to as "Sport Aircraft") or carry passengers. In fact, in most cases, you need an FAA certificate to even
build one (you must document that you built at least 51% of the aircraft yourself, otherwise you can not get it certified as "experimental" and, likely, will not be able to fly it). Even homebuilt and experimental aircraft must be registered and have N-numbers (tail numbers). To fly a Sport Aircraft, while you do not have to prove medical eligibility like for a full private pilots license, you must still document time with an instructor and a set number of solo hours, as well as pass written and practical flight tests. And, yes, John Denver
had a pilots license. A full Private Pilot, he was rated for single- and multi-engine aircraft, as well as his private jet. But his license was suspended a year or so before his crash... so he was, in fact, flying his Long-EZ illegally (the Long-EZ is a "sport" aircraft and does
not fall into the Microlight category). Though, because his license was suspended due to medical reasons, and he already met all the other requirements of a Sport Aircraft license, he could've easily "picked up" a certificate to fly... but never did.
J.James said:
Place were there are laws against flying are made by other government agency's or groups then the faa. Such as local or state laws or the national security act of 1951 that can restrict photographing military installations and such. Then there are also no fly zones that are set by the gestapo oops I mean the dept of homeland security. Cause they have reign to do what ever they want as long as they "say" there protecting the hinter land or protecting the Führer. opps I mean the dear leader.
Now
this is true. The no-fly zones
are designated by agencies other than the FAA. But the FAA is the governing body tasked with enforcement and jurisdiction.