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Report it to the park's ranger. UAV operations are not allowed within U.S. National Parks.
by pierotofy 10y ago
Report it to the park's ranger. UAV operations are not allowed within U.S. National Parks.
- abakker 10y agoTechnically, I believe it is legal to fly a drone into a National Park, as long as you are not inside of the park while operating. From the NPS website, "Launching, landing, or operating an unmanned aircraft from or on lands and waters administered by the National Park Service within the boundaries of [insert name of park] is prohibited except as approved in writing by the superintendent." Because the FAA controls jurisdiction over the airspace, the NPS can't prevent UAV flights, but, they can regulate the operators.
- BHSPitMonkey 10y agoThen what is the meaning of the distinction "from or on" in the quote you provided?
- abakker 10y agoAccording to Marke Gibson, head of the FAA's UAS division, the "operating from or on" is referring to the pilot. I.e. the pilot can't be standing on NPS land, and cannot launch or land a drone on NPS land. This is a workaround that NPS came up with, and which is being used my most municipalities when they are banning drone operations. Source: Interdrone conference presentation by Marke Gibson that I attended 2 weeks ago.
- adrianpike 10y ago"from or on" means exactly that. "in the airspace above" is a separate distinction, and one they do not have control over.
- toomuchtodo 10y agoInteresting. I had never considered donating and helping the NPS setup flight restrictions in their airspace until this moment.
- adrianpike 10y agoTo the best of my understanding, the FAA maintains exclusive control over all airspace, so you'd want to donate specifically to get some collaboration going.
- toomuchtodo 10y agoRight, exactly! The NPS would have to request permanent TFR status from the FAA.
- jonknee 10y agoJefferson Park isn't a National Park...