An ATP rated pilot purchased a small uav and inadvertently flew it within five miles of an airport b...

Attributes
ACN	1244475
Time
Date	201502
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	FTY.Airport
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Trainee
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 0 Flight Crew Total 6500 Flight Crew Type 1
Events
Anomaly	Airspace Violation All Types

Narrative:

Purchased a dji inspire 1 uav. My previous experience with radio control systems was with cars in 1985. Eager to test fly the uav; I flew it at my parents' home; not realizing that fty was actually less than five miles from their home. During the flight the highest I flew the uav was about 76 feet for less than one minute. Other than that; total flight time was 15 minutes at an altitude ranging from .5 to 13 feet. At no time did I fly higher than tree level or enter class B airspace. At no time did the flight interfere with private or commercial air traffic. At no time was there a traffic conflict.[in the future I will] conduct an airport recon and distance check prior to uav flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An ATP rated pilot purchased a small UAV and inadvertently flew it within five miles of an airport but never at an altitude above 76 feet and; thus; did not consider the operation to have been a hazard to manned aircraft.

Narrative: Purchased a DJI Inspire 1 UAV. My previous experience with Radio Control systems was with cars in 1985. Eager to test fly the UAV; I flew it at my parents' home; not realizing that FTY was actually less than five miles from their home. During the flight the highest I flew the UAV was about 76 feet for less than one minute. Other than that; total flight time was 15 minutes at an altitude ranging from .5 to 13 feet. At no time did I fly higher than tree level or enter Class B Airspace. At no time did the flight interfere with private or commercial air traffic. At no time was there a traffic conflict.[In the future I will] conduct an airport recon and distance check prior to UAV flight.

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An ATP rated pilot purchased a small uav and inadvertently flew it within five miles of an airport but never at an altitude above 76 feet and; thus; did not consider the operation to have been a hazard to manned aircraft.