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Uav operator reported conducting a film shoot on an airport without obtaining proper approval from airport management.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1531479 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201803 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| 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 |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Other / Unknown |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 5 Flight Crew Total 20 Flight Crew Type 20 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Airspace Violation All Types Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
The drone was capturing footage of pilot flying a cessna on a right turn loop. The plane pilot was practicing fly-throughs and touchdowns. I; the drone pilot; was in communication with the plane pilot the entire time via a hand radio. I; the drone pilot; had direct instruction to land the drone immediately should another plane come into the vicinity of the airfield. The drone remained a safe distance away from the runway to ensure no damage came to the plane; pilots or drone. While flying I was approached by other pilots (not in planes) asking if I had the permission of the airfield manager to fly the drone in the airfield. This prior authorization was not arranged. Learning this; I; the drone pilot; landed the drone and stopped filming. The film production company I contract for has permission to fly within that airspace however proper contact was not made with the airfield manager beforehand. This airport does not have an air traffic control tower; however; all movements of the plane and drone were communication on the airport frequency. No other planes entered the vicinity while the drone was in operation. No injuries or accidents occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: UAV Operator reported conducting a film shoot on an airport without obtaining proper approval from airport management.
Narrative: The drone was capturing footage of pilot flying a Cessna on a right turn loop. The plane pilot was practicing fly-throughs and touchdowns. I; the drone pilot; was in communication with the plane pilot the entire time via a hand radio. I; the drone pilot; had direct instruction to land the drone immediately should another plane come into the vicinity of the airfield. The drone remained a safe distance away from the runway to ensure no damage came to the plane; pilots or drone. While flying I was approached by other pilots (not in planes) asking if I had the permission of the airfield manager to fly the drone in the airfield. This prior authorization was not arranged. Learning this; I; the drone pilot; landed the drone and stopped filming. The film production company I contract for has permission to fly within that airspace however proper contact was not made with the airfield manager beforehand. This airport does not have an air traffic control tower; however; all movements of the plane and drone were communication on the airport frequency. No other planes entered the vicinity while the drone was in operation. No injuries or accidents occurred.
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.