There is a TFR active until Sep 5. I presume this means NO FLY until Sep 5 if you are in this area. Correct?
TFR Over Houston area
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Absolutely NO Flying unless you have specific authorization by the agency who enacted the TFR.
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ryantrax
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Now currently active until Sept 6th, keep an eye on it here: 7/3379 NOTAM Details
Sure is a lot of drone footage floating around on the news channels with a TFR in place. Last night channel KTRK 13 had a reporter in a R22 getting some shaky footage of the flooding. Funny thing was she said they couldn't get any closer with the restrictions. However the city buildings were only a 2-3 miles away so I'm pretty sure they were WAY in the TFR.
It will be interesting to see if the news stations get hit with FAA fines, either for flying their own drones or for purchasing drone footage from hobbyists.
The ABC news station in Houston has their chopper in the air right now. Said they are a mile from Hobby airport. So clearly in the TFR. Not sure how that works.
Absolutely NO Flying unless you have specific authorization by the agency who enacted the TFR.
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ryantrax
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That's for just Crosby. The main Houston one is here: 7/3416 NOTAM Details
Here is map & list of NOTAMS for the area: TFR Data Elements
FAA is evaluating the possibility of opening up the restrictions on drone use over Houston to permit infrastructure inspections. No other details available but stay tuned. The FAA appears to be under the gun for being too restrictive in the use of a viable tool during natural disasters...
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