No Drone Zone

Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0  The FAA has recently announced that Tampa Bay is a No Drone Zone during Super Bowl LV (at least the area around the stadium.) It’s not a surprise and we hope that pilots are already aware of this: but if you are new to drones, …

While images of the Super Bowl from the air might be cool, FAA is warning that South Florida will be a no drone zone on game day.  The penalties are serious: up to $30,000 in civil fines and a potential criminal prosecution. The following is an FAA press release. Miami–Hard …

The FAA has announced that the 2017 Presidential Inauguration Event is classified as a “National Special Security Event,” and has issued a flight advisory.  “At the request of the Department of Homeland Security and as part of the airspace security measures for the event, the FAA will be modifying the …