Quote:
Originally Posted by upthesaukee
I see the circle covering the Clark Rd area where Huggins is located. When I zoom in, the circle breaks up and there is no color in that area, as the circle seems to break up into "chunks". I zoom back out and the area is in the circle. At least to my aged, cataract-infested, glycomic eyes.   |
Zooming in too far seems to break the interface on the software. So zoom out and check out your location, if you can see a circle when you select "Recreational - 5 Mile Radius" then you are within something that is an airport. Zooming in doesn't alleviate you from being within 5 miles of the airport, it just makes it more difficult to see the radius of the no fly area.
In my home area (away from the lake) there are a lot of small heliports and other things, a lot of them are private, hospitals, etc.
Note, there also is a checkbox for "Show private airports". Check this ON for more information!
The interesting thing is that if you turn ON to show both "Recreational" use and also turn it ON so it will show "Private" airports, then zoom out enough, there barely is free space to fly here in New England. It looks like you need to be in northern Maine or perhaps some mountain tops in NH, ME, or VT.
Now, scroll down a bit more and turn on "Prohibited Special Use" and "Restricted Special Use" and "National Parks" and "NOAA Marine protected areas, oh, don't forget TFRs!!! (Temporary Flight Restrictions that may pop up from day to day), then scroll further down, and select "hospitals, Schools, Heliports, Power Plants and Private Properties (there is a site where homeowners can list their property as a 'no fly zone'); and good luck finding a place that is clear to fly your toy!
Really, there is too much hysteria about these things, but the each aircraft operator (full scale, model, quad, kite flyers, etc.) need to be aware of other aircraft in the area at all times. Wouldn't that make more sense than to say you can't fly your drone in your backyard at the lake (or wherever your home is) because someone registered a private airstrip, but they only use it 4 times a year, during the summer, when the weather is perfect.
Again, I think we've hijacked the original thread's intent to share his P3 photos.