Recent content by Matt Shields

Tomorrow we will hosting a helicopter egg drop. The helicopter will take off, fly over a field, drop a lot of plastic eggs, then fly back to it's landing spot. Once it lands, the kids will run onto the field and grab eggs. This will happen a few times for different age groups of the kids...

Point taken, I was erring on the side of what is the closest that it might be. So, if I am within the 5 mile radius, as a hobbyist am I allowed to fly as long as I notify them? If yes, then can I use the B4UFly app to submit my intention to fly, or must I call them?

I've read through all the comments and read through the FAA guidelines and I'm still extremely confused. Let's take an example. I'm in Quincy, MA which depending on where in the city I'm anywhere from 3.5 to 8.5 miles from southern most point of Logan International Airport in Boston, MA (BOS)...