{"id":44597,"date":"2021-01-22T09:44:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T16:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsi-inc.us\/?p=44597"},"modified":"2021-03-19T08:31:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T14:31:53","slug":"you-got-a-drone-for-christmas-now-what-part-2-how-high-can-i-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lsi-inc.us\/you-got-a-drone-for-christmas-now-what-part-2-how-high-can-i-fly\/","title":{"rendered":"You got a Drone for Christmas? Now what? Part 2 – How High Can I fly?"},"content":{"rendered":"

How high can I fly my drone?<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is Part 2 of our Drone Safety Series.\u00a0 Whether you are a novice hobbyist or a serious videographer, these tips will help you take to the skies safely and legally. \u00a0We\u2019ve studied drone safety and have been flying our Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) under FAA Part 107 regulations in northeast Wyoming since 2016.\u00a0 Stay tuned for more articles to help you get started flying as a drone pilot!<\/p>\n

Part 2 \u2013 How High Can I Fly?<\/strong><\/p>\n

One question that is asked frequently is \u201cHow high am I allowed to fly my drone?\u201d\u00a0 As a recreational pilot you might wonder if the sky\u2019s the limit.\u00a0 According to the FAA, the maximum allowable altitude is 400 feet<\/u> above the ground.\u00a0 That means 400 feet above the highest point around you.\u00a0 For example, if you are flying near a hill, you can fly up to 400 feet above the top of that hill.\u00a0 Of course, for safety reasons you should always keep your drone within line-of-sight.\u00a0 This can get pretty tricky once your drone gets over 200 feet.<\/p>\n

The reason 400 feet was chosen is because the lowest cruising altitude of manned aircraft is 500 feet, and this allows for a buffer to avoid close encounters between manned aircraft and drones.\u00a0 Typically, 400 feet should be high enough for a wide variety of drone projects, and in many cases it will actually be too high.\u00a0 For your reference, the drone photo shown above was taken from approximately 100 feet above the ground.<\/p>\n

Many drones are programmed to not let you exceed the 400 feet, and if you are a recreational drone pilot flying for fun, there are no exceptions to the 400-foot rule. \u00a0Some commercial drones may allow you to set a maximum flight altitude higher than 400 feet.\u00a0 For commercial drone pilots licensed under Part 107 (see our recent Drone Safety – Part 1 blog<\/a> for clarification on this), there is an exception to this rule: a pilot can fly their drone higher than 400 feet if they are within 400 feet of a structure. The purpose of this exception is so that commercial drone pilots can offer services such as inspection of towers, bridges, or industrial equipment.<\/p>\n

We hope you enjoy your drone, but please, help us all enjoy drones for years to come by enjoying them responsibly today.\u00a0 Let us know in the comments below if you have any questions or further discussion about flying your drone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How high can I fly my drone? This is Part 2 of our Drone Safety Series.\u00a0 Whether you are a novice hobbyist or a serious videographer, these tips will help you take to the skies safely and legally. \u00a0We\u2019ve studied drone safety and have been flying our Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) under FAA Part 107 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":44598,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsi-inc.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44597"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsi-inc.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsi-inc.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsi-inc.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsi-inc.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44597"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lsi-inc.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44597\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44600,"href":"https:\/\/lsi-inc.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44597\/revisions\/44600"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsi-inc.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lsi-inc.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsi-inc.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lsi-inc.us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}