Airspace & ChartsQuestion 57 of 100
A client asks a remote pilot to photograph a rooftop located roughly 10 NM from Reagan National Airport, well inside the innermost ring of the Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area. What is the correct assessment?
a.The site lies in the Flight Restricted Zone, where UAS flight is banned without specific authorization
b.The flight is allowed under 400 ft AGL once LAANC issues an automated authorization
c.The flight is allowed if the remote pilot obtains a waiver of the daylight rule in §107.29
d.The restriction covers only aircraft weighing more than 55 lb, so the flight may proceed
Explanation
The inner roughly 15 NM ring of the Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area is the Flight Restricted Zone, and unmanned aircraft may not fly there without specific FAA and security agency authorization, which is rarely granted. LAANC does not process requests inside the FRZ, so an automated approval is not available. A §107.29 waiver concerns night operations and has nothing to do with national security restrictions, and the FRZ applies regardless of aircraft weight.
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