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Always needed to movie the Statue of Liberty along with your drone? What concerning the Hoover Dam, or Mount Rushmore?
Well, get your flights in, as a result of the FAA simply introduced a listing of nationwide landmarks that can be closed to drone flights beginning on October fifth.
Yesterday the FAA introduced a brand new coverage, in coordination with the Department of the Interior (DOI), that can limit drone flights as much as 400 toes inside the lateral boundaries of these DOI websites:
- Statue of Liberty National Monument, New York, NY
- Boston National Historical Park (U.S.S. Constitution), Boston, MA
- Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA
- Folsom Dam; Folsom, CA
- Glen Canyon Dam; Lake Powell, AZ
- Grand Coulee Dam; Grand Coulee, WA
- Hoover Dam; Boulder City, NV
- Jefferson National Expansion Memorial; St. Louis, MO
- Mount Rushmore National Memorial; Keystone, SD
- Shasta Dam; Shasta Lake, CA
The FAA can be releasing these restrictions underneath Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) § 99.7— “Special Security Instructions”—which states that anybody working an plane in an Air Defense Identification Zone should adjust to “special security instructions.” The directions on this case are easy—drones will now not be allowed.
Although the FAA has positioned related airspace restrictions over navy bases, that is the primary time they are going to be putting restrictions for sUAS over DOI landmarks. The FAA is at present contemplating extra requests from different federal businesses for drone flight restrictions utilizing their § 99.7 authority.
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The FAA can be releasing an interactive map on-line to assist unfold consciousness about these new restricted areas. The hyperlink to the map can be included within the FAA’s B4UFLY cellular app. The app can be up to date inside 60 days to replicate these new airspace restrictions.
Operators who violate these new airspace restrictions could also be topic to enforcement motion, together with potential civil penalties and prison prices.
There can be a handful of exceptions for allowing drone flights inside these new restricted landmark areas, however every exception must be coordinated on a person foundation with the person facility and/or the FAA immediately.
The restrictions go into impact subsequent Thursday, October 5, 2017.
Zacc Dukowitz
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Zacc Dukowitz is the Director of Marketing for UAV Coach. A author with skilled expertise in schooling know-how and digital advertising and marketing, Zacc is keen about reporting on the drone trade at a time when UAVs might help us dwell higher lives. Zacc additionally holds the rank of nidan in Aikido, a Japanese martial artwork, and is a extensively printed fiction author. Zacc has an MFA from the University of Florida and a BA from St. John’s College. Follow @zaccdukowitz or take a look at zaccdukowitz.com to learn his work.
