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Most FAA "guidance" books suggest staying 50-100ft away from buildings. This is difficult to maintain in Manhattan. Though the police are jerks about people fly
by pj_mukh 10y ago
Most FAA "guidance" books suggest staying 50-100ft away from buildings. This is difficult to maintain in Manhattan. Though the police are jerks about people flying for personal photography in the middle of central park as well :(.
Hopefully, as the technology evolves, so will people's comfort level in allowing for flight near buildings. Collision avoidance systems are slowly getting baked into drones
- commandar 10y agoIsn't all of Manhattan too close to an airport anyway? I haven't had a chance to look at the updated regulations yet.
- Animats 10y agoSuprisingly, no. Parts of lower Manhattan are just far enough from LGA and JFK to be outside their class B airspace at ground level. The Freedom Tower is outside class B. There are lots of other special restrictions near NYC, though. Right now, there are two temporary flight restriction areas due to baseball games. There's a restriction on flying over the East River. There are special traffic rules for flying around the Statue of Liberty. There are special rules for helicopters. It's one of the world's busiest airspaces; you have to expect traffic control.