EDIT: I am just going to do my best to avoid accidentally flying in to the airspace above the Marin Sanctuary.
Is it legal to fly below 1,000 feet AGL in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary if it is NOT designated in Magenta? The area I wish to fly is adjacent to an area designated in BLUE (solid line and dotted line parallel to one another), which means it is a Boundry of Agency Areas.
I will be photographing a house and as far as I can tell, the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary starts right past the back fence of the house.
On the sectional chart, I see areas marked in MAGENTA that have the warning about not flying below 1,000 AGL. But I don't see any clear messages about the areas that are designated in BLUE.
I will be flying in the town of Inverness and the house borders the Tomales Bay. If you look at the image of the sectional chart I wrote the word HERE in red text to designate more or less where I will be flying.
I see that the FAA has published the following, although i can't find out exactly where the original source is:
Section 4. Bird Hazards and Flight Over National
Refuges, Parks, and Forests
7-4-6. Flights Over Charted U.S. Wildlife Refuges, Parks, and Forest Service Areas
b. Pilots are requested to maintain a minimum altitude of 2,000 feet above the surface of the following: National Parks, Monuments, Seashores, Lakeshores, Recreation Areas and Scenic Riverways administered by the National Park Service, National Wildlife Refuges, Big Game Refuges, Game Ranges and Wildlife Ranges administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Wilderness and Primitive areas administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
What do they mean by "requested" to maintain a minimum altitude of 2,000 feet AGL? Do they mean it is "optional" to maintain 2,000 feet AGL?
I don't PLAN on flying over the sanctuary but as I mentioned, the sanctuary appears to literally start on the other side of their backyard fence.
Is it legal to fly below 1,000 feet AGL in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary if it is NOT designated in Magenta? The area I wish to fly is adjacent to an area designated in BLUE (solid line and dotted line parallel to one another), which means it is a Boundry of Agency Areas.
I will be photographing a house and as far as I can tell, the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary starts right past the back fence of the house.
On the sectional chart, I see areas marked in MAGENTA that have the warning about not flying below 1,000 AGL. But I don't see any clear messages about the areas that are designated in BLUE.
I will be flying in the town of Inverness and the house borders the Tomales Bay. If you look at the image of the sectional chart I wrote the word HERE in red text to designate more or less where I will be flying.
I see that the FAA has published the following, although i can't find out exactly where the original source is:
Section 4. Bird Hazards and Flight Over National
Refuges, Parks, and Forests
7-4-6. Flights Over Charted U.S. Wildlife Refuges, Parks, and Forest Service Areas
b. Pilots are requested to maintain a minimum altitude of 2,000 feet above the surface of the following: National Parks, Monuments, Seashores, Lakeshores, Recreation Areas and Scenic Riverways administered by the National Park Service, National Wildlife Refuges, Big Game Refuges, Game Ranges and Wildlife Ranges administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Wilderness and Primitive areas administered by the U.S. Forest Service.
What do they mean by "requested" to maintain a minimum altitude of 2,000 feet AGL? Do they mean it is "optional" to maintain 2,000 feet AGL?
I don't PLAN on flying over the sanctuary but as I mentioned, the sanctuary appears to literally start on the other side of their backyard fence.
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