{"id":12930,"date":"2019-05-26T23:58:38","date_gmt":"2019-05-26T23:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=12930"},"modified":"2019-05-26T23:59:37","modified_gmt":"2019-05-26T23:59:37","slug":"ncdot-reminds-drone-pilots-to-fly-safe-and-legal-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/state-news\/north-carolina\/ncdot-reminds-drone-pilots-to-fly-safe-and-legal-this-summer\/%20","title":{"rendered":"NCDOT Reminds Drone Pilots to Fly Safe and Legal this Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With summer right around the corner, residents and visitors\nin North Carolina will be taking to the skies in record numbers with their\npersonal drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around 30,000 North Carolinians now own and operate drones\nfor personal and recreational use. As this number grows, the N.C. Department of\nTransportation is reminding drone pilots to follow safety precautions because\ndrones can be dangerous to others if they are not operated properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDrones are an amazing new technology, and the applications\nare almost limitless,\u201d said NCDOT Director of Aviation Bobby Walston. \u201cBut with\nsomething so new comes a lot of challenges. We need to make sure people don\u2019t\ntreat these as just a toy, and know how to operate them in a safe manner.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As such, NCDOT\u2019s Division of Aviation has provided the\nfollowing eight tips to help pilots make sure they\u2019re flying safely and\nlegally:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Always fly below 400 feet above ground level,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Never fly near airports,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoid flying over events or crowds,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t fly at night, even if your drone has lights,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Never fly directly over people,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t fly near or above prisons,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Respect people\u2019s privacy, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Always keep the drone within your visual line of sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By following these guidelines, drone pilots can be more\nconfident that their flights are safe and legal. Pilots should also take the\ntime to learn about the state and federal laws governing drones, as well as\nlocal restrictions in their area, before taking off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Carolinians interested in flying a drone for commercial or government operations must obtain a permit from the N.C. Division of Aviation. Before applying, prospective users must pass NCDOT\u2019s UAS Knowledge Test<\/a>. The permitting system began in 2016 and is designed to help drone owners better understand restrictions on drone use through a simple and efficient online process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With summer right around the corner, residents and visitors in North Carolina will be taking to the skies in record numbers with their personal drones. Around 30,000 North Carolinians now own and operate drones for personal and recreational use. As this number grows, the N.C. Department of Transportation is reminding drone pilots to follow safety […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-north-carolina"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12930"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12930\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12933,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12930\/revisions\/12933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}