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A rated private pilot reported flying his uav in corona park; 2 NM south of lga; with the tower's permission.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1320928 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201512 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LGA.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 700 Flight Crew Type 7 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
I was test operating an unmanned aerial system (uas); a dji phantom 3 professional; within flushing meadows corona park in queens; ny. This flight was purely for hobby/recreational purposes (non-commercial operation). It is legal to fly uas in this park; however; since it is approximately 2 NM south of lga; I telephoned the tower on my intentions to fly for approximately 10 minutes at or below 250 feet AGL. The tower operator thanked me for calling and asked that I call back when I was done with my operation.after landing; I noticed a voicemail from lga ATC requesting that I call back; which I promptly did. The controller asked for my name; type of aircraft flown; and the duration of the flight. I provided the controller with my information and he thanked me. I wasn't sure if I was in violation of any fars; as I had called in my intentions; but I am filing this notice as a matter of record of my compliance to contact ATC whenever flying within 5 miles of an airport; and staying well below 400 feet AGL; and away from people 2NM and further from lga. On a good note; had I attempted to fly any further north; dji has built in firmware informing the pilot (me) when within 1.5 NM of the field; causing the uas to land automatically. This did not occur as I did remain south.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A rated Private pilot reported flying his UAV in Corona Park; 2 NM south of LGA; with the Tower's permission.
Narrative: I was test operating an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS); a DJI Phantom 3 Professional; within Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens; NY. This flight was purely for hobby/recreational purposes (non-commercial operation). It is legal to fly UAS in this park; however; since it is approximately 2 NM south of LGA; I telephoned the tower on my intentions to fly for approximately 10 minutes at or below 250 feet AGL. The tower operator thanked me for calling and asked that I call back when I was done with my operation.After landing; I noticed a voicemail from LGA ATC requesting that I call back; which I promptly did. The controller asked for my name; type of aircraft flown; and the duration of the flight. I provided the controller with my information and he thanked me. I wasn't sure if I was in violation of any FARs; as I had called in my intentions; but I am filing this notice as a matter of record of my compliance to contact ATC whenever flying within 5 miles of an airport; and staying well below 400 feet AGL; and away from people 2NM and further from LGA. On a good note; had I attempted to fly any further north; DJI has built in firmware informing the pilot (me) when within 1.5 NM of the field; causing the UAS to land automatically. This did not occur as I did remain south.
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.