Family Tech: Not Many Places in the County to fly Drones - January 8, 2016
Apparently my wife read my column about gifts that geeks would want and I found a drone was under the tree.
It was not really something I would ask for, which I guess makes it the best kind of gift.
I have been intrigued by them, and sold remote-control airplanes and helicopters back in high school at Loreski’s Hobby Shop in the Pittsburgh area. I’ve had buying a remote-flying toy on my bucket list.
These new quadcopters are easier to fly and, when coupled with a camera, would jibe nicely with my photography interests.
And I’m not alone. The Federal Aviation Administration reportedly expected a million drones to be gifts this Christmas.
Yet, it is not easy being a drone owner in Prince William County. I previously wrote about a five-mile no-fly zone around the Manassas Airport.
Fairfax County residents had to worry about a no-fly zone in a 15-mile radius around Reagan Airport. What I didn’t realize is that in September, pretty much unheralded, the FAA increased that radius to 30 miles around Reagan.
That eliminates flying a drone outside in most of Prince William County.
If you go to this week’s link post at FamilyTechOnline.com, I have maps showing the drone no-fly zone. You have to go south of Quantico and west to Gainesville to legally fly your drone outside.
It was not really something I would ask for, which I guess makes it the best kind of gift.
I have been intrigued by them, and sold remote-control airplanes and helicopters back in high school at Loreski’s Hobby Shop in the Pittsburgh area. I’ve had buying a remote-flying toy on my bucket list.
These new quadcopters are easier to fly and, when coupled with a camera, would jibe nicely with my photography interests.
And I’m not alone. The Federal Aviation Administration reportedly expected a million drones to be gifts this Christmas.
Yet, it is not easy being a drone owner in Prince William County. I previously wrote about a five-mile no-fly zone around the Manassas Airport.
Fairfax County residents had to worry about a no-fly zone in a 15-mile radius around Reagan Airport. What I didn’t realize is that in September, pretty much unheralded, the FAA increased that radius to 30 miles around Reagan.
That eliminates flying a drone outside in most of Prince William County.
If you go to this week’s link post at FamilyTechOnline.com, I have maps showing the drone no-fly zone. You have to go south of Quantico and west to Gainesville to legally fly your drone outside.
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