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Then what is the meaning of the distinction "from or on" in the quote you provided?

• abakker 10y ago
  According 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 ago
    Interesting. I had never considered donating and helping the NPS setup flight restrictions in their airspace until this moment.
    • adrianpike 10y ago
      To 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 ago
        Right, exactly! The NPS would have to request permanent TFR status from the FAA.