{"454311":{"#nid":"454311","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Drone Use Restricted during Football Games","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s not unheard of to be outdoors somewhere in the Atlanta area and look up to see a small robotic object hovering overhead. Unmanned aircrafts \u2014 commonly known as drones \u2014 are becoming popular among hobbyists, photographers, videographers, and even general consumers.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), though, has established limitations on where, when, and how these machines can be used.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne significant FAA limitation on drone use is in and around campus sporting events. Therefore, a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/uas\/regulations_policies\/media\/Sports_TFR-UAS_Handout.pdf\u0022\u003Etemporary flight restriction\u003C\/a\u003E is in place around all football games at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Beginning one hour before the scheduled time of the event and going until an hour after the event ends, all aircraft operations \u2014 including drone use \u2014 within three nautical miles of the venue are prohibited. This restriction applies to any stadium with a seating capacity of 30,000 or more that is hosting an NCAA Division I football game. (Other sporting events are included in the temporary flight restriction as well, including MLB and NFL games.)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe FAA restriction applies to Tech\u2019s remaining home games, which will take place on Saturday, Oct. 3; Saturday, Oct. 17, Saturday, Oct. 24; Thursday, Nov. 12; and Saturday, Nov. 28. Kickoff for the Oct. 3 game is at 3:30 p.m. Drone use around Bobby Dodd Stadium is prohibited around these events, and operators will be cited and may be disciplined by the Institute.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhether or not it\u0027s a gameday, all non-recreational use of unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs) on campus should be coordinated with the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD). All students, faculty, and staff are asked to coordinate non-recreational use with \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jeff.hunnicutt@police.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJeff Hunnicutt\u003C\/a\u003E, physical security specialist.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAs rules and regulations for UAV usage continue to be developed on state and federal levels, our goal is to make sure that safety remains a top priority when operating personally owned UAVs,\u201d said Rob Connolly, chief of GTPD.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDrone owners and enthusiasts can explore \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.knowbeforeyoufly.org\u0022\u003Ewww.knowbeforeyoufly.org\u003C\/a\u003E to learn more about the rules and regulations that apply to flying UAVs. Operators can also use \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.airmap.io\u0022\u003Ewww.airmap.io\u003C\/a\u003E as a tool for seeing where UAV use is restricted in the Atlanta area.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has set out several limitations for where, when, and how unmanned aircraft can be used.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has set out several limitations for where, when, and how unmanned aircraft can be used."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2015-10-01 08:59:54","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:40","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-10-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-10-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"454301":{"id":"454301","type":"image","title":"Drone","body":null,"created":"1449256319","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:59","changed":"1475895197","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:17","alt":"Drone","file":{"fid":"203435","name":"drone_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/drone_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/drone_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":620736,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/drone_0_0.jpg?itok=MobarpoU"}}},"media_ids":["454301"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ramblinwreck.com\/sports\/m-footbl\/sched\/geot-m-footbl-sched.html","title":"2014 GT Football Schedule"},{"url":"http:\/\/airmap.io\/","title":"Airmap"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.knowbeforeyoufly.org\/","title":"Know Before You Fly"},{"url":"http:\/\/police.gatech.edu\/","title":"GTPD"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/uas\/regulations_policies\/media\/Sports_TFR-UAS_Handout.pdf","title":"FAA Temporary Flight Restriction on Sporting Events"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ELisa Grovenstein\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}