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Fri, Jan 30, 2015

FAA: Super Bowl TFR Includes UAVs

Advises Everyone To 'Leave Your Drone At Home'

Many familiar sounds are associated with the Super Bowl: Cheering fans. Referee whistles. The spectacular halftime show. Booming fireworks.

But one sound you shouldn’t hear is the whirring of an unmanned aircraft overhead. The Super Bowl is strictly a “No Drone Zone.”
 
The FAA bars unauthorized aircraft – including drones – from flying over or near NFL regular- and post-season football games. The same restriction applies to NCAA college games in stadiums seating 30,000 or more fans, Major League Baseball games and many NASCAR events.
 
An FAA NOTAM makes it crystal clear that anyone violating the rules may be “intercepted, detained and interviewed” by law enforcement or security personnel. Besides possibly landing a violator in jail, flying an unmanned aircraft over a crowded stadium could result in an FAA civil penalty for “careless and reckless” operation of an aircraft. Of course, all the usual restrictions for a TFR apply, and as always, you should check for the latest updates before launching in the area of the University of Phoenix Stadium.
 
The bottom line, according to the FAA: If you want to see video of the Big Game, watch it on TV. Leave your drone at home. And be careful where you fly anything else around the stadium.

FMI: Super Bowl TFR NOTAM

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