RobZilla
Second Officer
Flight distance : 1057844 ft
United States
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videoeditman Posted at 6-18 12:39
Robzilla,
I thought that the Number "400" feet was the bottom of the airspace and no authorization was needed.
Especially as the mini stated altitude Zone 492 feet. I've seen sectional charts and they are like upside down wedding cakes, any space below the ceiling is class G-unrestricted airspace. now I see that is not the case in Class D, no tiers. Are the numbers in class D airspace only for Laanc approval maximums or do they serve some other purpose?
Every airspace is different and not all Class D airspace requires LAANC approval so you shouldn't make assumptions. But also you have to check where you're launching from and the area. It's easy to think the standard upside wedding cake would apply to all airports, but that's not the case when you have multiple airports in the vicinity especially when Class B and D are nearby. Chicago and Seattle areas have similarities where B and D overlap which complicates things =>
SkyVector of Chicago area
I know talking to some IFR and VFR pilots Chicago and Seattle area are quite complicated and advise checking as many maps and TFRs (Temporary Flight Restrictions) as possible. This is the case especially in the summer and election years due to high visibility officials flying or military operations, ie Blue Angels! TFRs apply to sports games too and if you check SkyVector.com, I see 2 TFRs already in the Chicago area.
As I mentioned, I think there's a discrepancy for the Mini2 which is DJI's error. I don't know if DJI is taking into account because the Mini2 is <250g + recreational flying but what you experience on the Air2S should apply to to the Mini2 especially in that particular area you're flying. So if you don't want to see the warning messages that DJI is flashing in that area, use the Mini2!! Don't know why DJI can't get these right for these drones when the same Flysafe database is being used for both.
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