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A uav pilot reports filing a NOTAM and notifying the tower prior to a series of flights but forgetting to contact the tower via cell phone prior to each flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1294113 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201508 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 2000 Flight Crew Type 20 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Launched uav without contacting tower; NOTAM was filed and tower personnel were made aware of uav flight prior to launch. Next time call tower using cell phone to let them know of each launch. Aircraft never exceeded 20 feet AGL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A UAV pilot reports filing a NOTAM and notifying the Tower prior to a series of flights but forgetting to contact the Tower via cell phone prior to each flight.
Narrative: Launched UAV without contacting Tower; NOTAM was filed and Tower personnel were made aware of UAV flight prior to launch. Next time call tower using cell phone to let them know of each launch. Aircraft never exceeded 20 feet AGL.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.