FAA Declares 'No Drone Zones' in Cities Hosting Papal Visit Sept. 22-27
Residents of and visitors to Washington, D.C., New York and Philadelphia and surrounding communities will be in "No Drone Zones" Sept. 22-27 during Pope Francis’s visit to the U.S., a Federal Aviation Administration news release said Tuesday. "If you plan…
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to attend any of the Papal visit events, please leave your drone at home," FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said. "Anyone flying a drone within the designated restricted areas may be subject to civil and criminal charges." Use of any unmanned aircraft, including radio-controlled model aircraft, is prohibited anywhere the pope will visit, the release said. Airspace around Washington, D.C., is more restricted than in any other part of the country, with expanded restrictions on aircraft applying to an expanded area, it said.