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Check this out first Evo flight. Had trouble with the obstacle avoidance. Hard to get used to it but I eventually got the hang of it. Skip to 1:10 for the footage pretty sweet!
Fortunately I did check with an app who partnered up with the FAA called Kittyhawk. I do not fly in restricted areas as I am Part 107 certified as well as have my drones registered with the FAA for commercial and recreational flights. I must have misspoke in the vlog stating it was a reserve and when I meant management. Again I am not a hobbiest, I fly commercially for events and real-estate, I just started this Youtube to try and draw more fans to share my beautiful pictures that I get as well. I would never intentionally and knowingly fly in restricted areas to ruin it for the other hobbiests out there. And the blurred licenses plates should not be a problem as that is privacy to the car I was in as well as the cars that were at the park. I will be sure to triple check next time, I appreciate the concern. Make sure to check out that app too that is partnered with the FAA to show you restrictions on parks, areas, and airports.Nice video! -- but if this is truly a "wildlife preserve", why are you flying there? Of course this is all different If you had obtained a permit to fly here - that would have been nice to see in the video if you did; instead all I see are blurred out license plate tags...
It does not appear to be a park managed by US Fish and Wildlife -- it seems to be managed by NY State Parks. So this is a "state park" at minimum; and may not fit the definition of a wildlife preserve. I see it listed as a "management area/zone".
Are they not as strict in NY as other state park systems around the country?
In North Carolina - there are many State parks -- you can not fly in or take-off out of any of them. Many local county parks have adopted the same "no-fly" rules.
National (Federal) parks are definitely -- a no fly zone! Here in North Carolina for example -- that means we fly nowhere in the Blue Ridge Mountain National Park.. and that's a lot of beautiful video that could be had there too!
Just think before you fly -- before ALL recreational flyers are grounded! Too many people are not paying attention that rules even exist or willing to follow the rules at all.
I messed up once myself -- not paying attention to all these "extra" rules -- now I know it is more than checking the FAA website to see if it is an OK area to fly in. Someone else may have a different opinion on the matter.
This would be the stance if managed by US Fish and Wildlife:
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This is the stance in a National (Federal) Park:
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This is the stance in a North Carolina State Park:
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Thanks, I did also go up to the Map of the park where everything was written on policies restrictions etc.. and there was no NFZ sign.
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While UAV are not specifically addressed in the Wildlife Management Area regulations, they are generally considered a motorized vehicle and thus prohibited anywhere other than roadways unless the area is posted otherwise. It is also unlawful to use an UAV to disturb or harass wildlife.
Michael R. Wasilco
Regional Wildlife Manager, Division of Fish and Wildlife
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
6274 E. Avon-Lima Rd., Avon, NY 14414
P: (585)226-5460 | F: (585) 226-6323 | [email protected]
www.dec.ny.gov | | "
Just to do some research I used the link and email address last week from post #5 that Flytechguy provided to ask if UAV's are allowed. The response was a very short one with really nothing to back it up and still makes me wonder why there is nothing on the books that actually point to UAV use.
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While UAV are not specifically addressed in the Wildlife Management Area regulations, they are generally considered a motorized vehicle and thus prohibited anywhere other than roadways unless the area is posted otherwise. It is also unlawful to use an UAV to disturb or harass wildlife.
Michael R. Wasilco
Regional Wildlife Manager, Division of Fish and Wildlife
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
6274 E. Avon-Lima Rd., Avon, NY 14414
P: (585)226-5460 | F: (585) 226-6323 | [email protected]
www.dec.ny.gov | | "
The only thing I am confused about is all of this "wildlife" wording. I understand these parks were part of a Wildlife Management Area, but they do not appear to carry "wildlife refuge" status.
So I do not understand their response about disturbing the wildlife. I thought it had to be a park designated as such -- to get this protections. Otherwise it's just a park.
If it doesn't say anything about no-flying -- and it turns out there is in fact no-flying -- something just doesn't add up. It's almost as if they intentionally want someone to get caught here -- to set a precedent.
It is illegal to use a UAV to harass wildlife. No matter where they live. However, if you do it on a Wildlife refuge or preserve.. It'll potentially cost you more. I have a very special place inside me for animals... My stomach.
So what you are saying to my comment is Federal and State both can claim a reserve or refuge?
No one is speaking of harassing the wildlife here -- that is just an assumption of most people if you are flying UAV around wildlife -- that you must be harassing them.
The rules of these places aren't clear. I thought Federal refuges were the official refuges -- and all others are just state parks or whomever they belong to.
Status is what I am trying to determine -- if you fly in state designated "preserve" -- is this the same as flying in a Federally designated "refuge"?