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One of the goals of UAS Safety Reporting is to share lessons learned with the UAS community. When reporters describe their insights and reflect on their experiences, they contribute to UAS safety by offering valuable tips that others in the UAS community may be able to apply to their operations.
Most controlled or restricted airspaces are permanently marked on pilot resources like the FAA supplied sectional charts, recreational B4UFLY apps, or Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) apps. Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) are, like the name states, areas where flight will be restricted for a predetermined amount of time for an assortment of reasons. The temporary nature of these TFRs means they don’t show up on the sectional charts, but the FAA does maintain a website1 that shows all current and scheduled TFRs as well as publishing them in the Notices to Air Missions (NOTAMs). TFRs are also shown on drone resources like the B4UFLY and LAANC apps. To make sure you don’t end up flying in a TFR, it’s a good idea to check one or all of these resources before flying to ensure there are no TFRs in the area of planned flight.
In this issue, we offer a report about a recreational UAS pilot who accidentally flew in a TFR without checking beforehand. The drone pilot explains they were not aware of the Stadium TFR when they prepared to fly and only found out after the fact. Doing the research afterwards, they learned of the resources available to fly within regulations. The lesson learned in this event is to check the airspace resources before flying.
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