Uav pilot reported going to the FAA uav waiver website and completing the information required for a...

Narrative:

While operating a uav under a part 107 license I may have flown into controlled airspace without authorization. Prior to beginning a series of short flight(s) that took place [in september]; I went to the FAA uav waiver website and completed the information required for an airspace waiver allowing me to fly within class D controlled airspace. I was under the mistaken impression that authorization was granted upon the completion of the online form and I could commence the flight(s). However; I later learned that it may take up to 90 days to receive the requested authorization. Although I requested multiple coas under a 333 exemption almost a year ago and have made multiple 'requests' for class D waivers recently none of these have been granted yet to my knowledge and therefore several of my recent flights may have been made in class D airspace without authorization. However; all flights were at or below tree top level and in no circumstances exceeded 200 ft AGL within at least 2 miles of an airport; they were conducted without incident; and did not interfere with the operation of a manned aircraft in any way whatsoever.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UAV pilot reported going to the FAA UAV waiver website and completing the information required for a Class D airspace waiver then operating his UAV in Class D as planned. Later they learned that a response from the FAA was required before conducting such flights.

Narrative: While operating a UAV under a part 107 license I may have flown into controlled airspace without authorization. Prior to beginning a series of short flight(s) that took place [in September]; I went to the FAA UAV waiver website and completed the information required for an airspace waiver allowing me to fly within Class D controlled airspace. I was under the mistaken impression that authorization was granted upon the completion of the online form and I could commence the flight(s). However; I later learned that it may take up to 90 days to receive the requested authorization. Although I requested multiple COAs under a 333 exemption almost a year ago and have made multiple 'requests' for Class D waivers recently none of these have been granted yet to my knowledge and therefore several of my recent flights may have been made in Class D airspace without authorization. However; all flights were at or below tree top level and in no circumstances exceeded 200 ft AGL within at least 2 miles of an airport; they were conducted without incident; and did not interfere with the operation of a manned aircraft in any way whatsoever.

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.

Attributes
ACN	1398838
Time
Date	201609
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Operating Under FAR Part	Other 107
Flight Phase	Cruise
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 350 Flight Crew Type 150
Events
Anomaly	Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural FAR

Uav pilot reported going to the FAA uav waiver website and completing the information required for a class D airspace waiver then operating his uav in class D as planned. Later they learned that a response from the FAA was required before conducting such flights.