Mount Van Hoevenberg Olympic Sports Complex. Each of the ski center links below leaves DEC's website: Hobbyist use is allowed on the following Forest Preserve lands, and commercial use may be allowed on the following lands with an approved temporary revocable permit (TRP) as per 6 NYCRR 190.8 and 196.8:įor the following winter recreation areas in the Forest Preserve, please contact the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) (leaves DEC website) for specific regulations regarding drone use on these lands. RC DRONE SHOP CHEEKTOWAGA NY HOW TO
How to Leave No Trace while using dronesīoth commercial and hobbyist use of drones on Forest Preserve lands is prohibited by 6 NYCRR 196.8 in areas classified as:.Drone use at Environmental Education Centers.Drone use in Campgrounds and Day Use Areas.Drone use in the Wildlife Management Area System.
Drone use in State Forests, including Multiple Use Areas and Unique Areas. Drone use in the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves. Examples of some of these activities include research, gatherings of more than 20 people, competitive events or tournaments, filmmaking. Please note - While drone use may be acceptable on some state lands, some activities that use a drone may require an approved temporary revocable permit (TRP). If you are unsure what type of land classification the area you want to visit falls under, contact the local DEC office for guidance. For example, Giant Mountain Wilderness is a wilderness area, Nelson Swamp Unique Area is a unique area, Keeney Swamp Wildlife Management Area is a wildlife management area, and Stewart State Forest is a state forest. The names of DEC properties typically include the land classification within them. CP-71 / Acquisition and Use of Unmanned Aircraft (PDF)Ĭurrent rules for drone use on lands managed by DEC are listed below by land classification. Mann hopes county legislators figure out a way to keep people safe that will also keep the drones on his shelves.Portions of this page may require JavaScript to be enabled for your browser.ĭEC has developed a drone policy which is now available for public comment. "It's a tough challenge to figure that out," Mann said. "It's these people that get drones and fly them over the capital and where they're not supposed to."Ĭurrently, there are no laws that ban recreational drones from flying anywhere just FAA guidelines and some drones with geo-fencing technology to keep them away from airports. "It's not us that are causing the problem," Latchford said. He's been a member of the Thundervolts RC Club for 12 years. Not only would the law written as it is ban these kind of newer drones, but it would also ban the model planes that Allen Latchford has been flying for 40 years. "I have my issues with the way I originally had it drafted," he said. The writer of the local law, Frank Commisso, already seems to disagree with what he wrote after hearing from dozens of people in opposition to it at a public hearing on Tuesday night. The law proposed by Albany County legislators would ban all drones, other than the ones used for government purposes. "I kind of thought it sounded premature," he said. These are also reasons, though, that an Albany County legislator proposed what Mann thinks is a drastic law. "Drones are getting bigger, faster, more capable at a fast rate." 
"You can take pictures of your house or whatever you want to take pictures of with it," said store owner George Mann. Of the dozens of people who showed up to speak, not one of them was in favor of it.Īt the Science and Hobby Store in Watervliet, meanwhile, drones are flying off the shelves at prices ranging from $25 to $1,000.
Tuesday was the first public hearing for a local law that would ban drones in Albany County. As TWC News' Katie Eastman reports, many of the people who attended are against the idea. Tuesday was the first public hearing for the local law.
Several months ago, a Troy man crashed a drone into the state Capitol, and was charged with reckless endangerment.īecause of that incident, the Albany County legislature drafted a law concerning drones that's causing a lot of controversy.
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