So you want to fly drones? Here’s what the law says

GPS · Dec 10, 2013

SUMMARY:
Where can you fly a drone? As long as you’re not doing it for business purposes, there are very few rules. Here’s a map and a quick explanation of where your drone can go.

Class G is a go
Airspace is sliced up into different regulatory layers from the ground unto outer space. The Federal Aviation Administration pays a lot attention to Class A — all U.S. airspace from 18,000 to 60,000 feet — where commercial planes fly. Then are the airspaces around airports, called Class B (big airports), C and D (smaller cities), that look like inverted wedding cakes and stretch up from the ground.

Drone fans, pay attention to Class G: an unregulated space from the ground to 700 or 1,200 feet, where the drones can fly below the airport tiers. Here’s an FAA image(I’ve added the arrows):
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Read more and see photos via the source link.

Source:
http://gigaom.com/2013/12/08/so-you-want-to-fly-drones-heres-what-the-law-says/

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