Re: how do you find out if its legal or illegal to fly somew
There are many local "laws" about what is permitted use of the local grounds.
Contact the local governing agency, and the local building or zoning departments
might be able to give you some pointers in the right direction.
For private property, contact the owner of the property, which you can usually
determine at the local building permit offices.
Local, county, and state parks and various kinds of preserves usually have rules
prohibiting radio controlled flying objects. Check posted signs and rules, and ask
at any controlled entrance. Even if there is no controlled access or posted rules,
there still can easily be rules and laws (and penalties) that would apply.
For use of the airspace, the FAA (or military) usually has jurisdiction, and the airspace
maps for pilots usually list all the restricted and controlled areas, and there are some
general rules for using the rest of the airspace. There are highways in the sky, and
aircraft can be almost anywhere. Often local police and news people seem to
get away with violating the general airspace laws... but they have the guns...
Clearly, creating a hazard to air traffic, or to ground activities, is taken seriously.
Flying near crowds or children could easily be considered hazardous behavior.
For example, flying near a freeway might create a hazard if cars slow or stop to look.