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For example, if the job is in the United States Airspace Map shows that the section of

within controlled airspace, you’ll need to freeway is between both controlled (yellow)
apply for a Civil COA from the Federal Aviation and restricted (red) airspace. The flight

Administration’s website. area (blue) has been drawn on the Skyward

Airspace Map. The sidebar at the left shows
If the job requires that you fly over your crew, the different classes of airspace.

you’ll need to plan for and conduct a safety
briefing beforehand and arrange for security

to keep non-participants out of the area. If
you need to fly directly over non-participants,

you’ll need to apply for a waiver, which will

affect your scheduling.

Create a flight area
Depending on the scope of the flight job, your

flight area may be very large (eg, a wildlife

survey) or highly constrained (eg, inspecting
a cellular tower). Regardless, the area should

encompass your crew’s rally point and takeoff

and landing areas.

In this example, a business has been hired to
film a section of freeway in the Washington,

DC metro area. The interactive Skyward

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