FAA & Dept of Interior Restrict Drone Flights Over Federal L…

The FAA and Department of Interior have agreed to limit unauthorized drone flights of DOI websites inlcuding the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore.

Here is the complete textual content of the assertion from the FAA.

At the request of U.S. nationwide safety and legislation enforcement businesses, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is utilizing its current authority underneath Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) § 99.7 – “Special Security Instructions” – to handle considerations about unauthorized drone operations over 10 Department of the Interior (DOI) websites, together with the Statue of Liberty and Mount Rushmore.

The FAA and DOI have agreed to limit drone flights as much as 400 toes throughout the lateral boundaries of these 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 restrictions might be efficient October 5, 2017. There are just a few exceptions that allow drone flights inside these restrictions, and so they have to be coordinated with the person facility and/or the FAA.

To guarantee the general public is conscious of these restricted areas, the FAA has created an interactive map on-line. The hyperlink to those restrictions can also be included within the FAA’s B4UFLY cell app. The app might be up to date inside 60 days to mirror these airspace restrictions. Additional info, together with incessantly requested questions, is offered on the FAA’s UAS web site.

Operators who violate the airspace restrictions could also be topic to enforcement motion, together with potential civil penalties and felony prices.

This is the primary time the company has positioned airspace restrictions for unmanned plane, or “drones,” over DOI landmarks. The FAA has positioned comparable airspace restrictions over army bases that at present stay in place.

The FAA is contemplating extra requests from different federal businesses for restrictions utilizing the FAA’s § 99.7 authority as they’re obtained.

Frank Schroth is editor in chief of DroneLife, the authoritative supply for information and evaluation on the drone trade: it’s folks, merchandise, traits, and occasions.
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